Twitter temporarily disables 'Tweeting via SMS' after CEO gets hacked

Twitter today finally decided to temporarily disable a feature, called 'Tweeting via SMS,' after it was abused by a hacking group to compromise Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey last week and sent a series of racist and offensive tweets to Dorsey's followers. Dorsey's Twitter account was compromised last...

Why Phone Numbers Stink As Identity Proof

Phone numbers stink for security and authentication. They stink because most of us have so much invested in these digits that they've become de facto identities. At the same time, when you lose control over a phone number -- maybe it's hijacked by fraudsters, you got separated or divorced, or you...

‘Ghost Telephonist’ Attack Exploits 4G LTE Flaw to Hijack Phone Numbers

By Waqas According to UnicornTeam, a group of Chinese researchers from countrys This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: ‘Ghost Telephonist’ Attack Exploits 4G LTE Flaw to Hijack Phone Numbers...