A senior advisor at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), Kevin Briggs, has publicly revealed multiple SS7 and similar attacks on the U.S. telecommunications infrastructure in recent years. These attacks have been used to track the physical location of individuals within the United States. Despite major telecom companies claiming there have been no SS7 attacks since 2018, Briggs disclosed that these vulnerabilities are still being exploited. His revelation was made without the permission of CISA, indicating a significant breach of protocol. The attacks highlight ongoing vulnerabilities in the mobile network infrastructure that could be used for tracking and spying on U.S. citizens. According to 404 Media, these attacks are just the tip of the iceberg.
Cyber Official Speaks Out, Reveals Mobile Network Attacks in U.S. https://t.co/kP4bMEZh8F
Kevin Briggs, a senior advisor at CISA, has publicly revealed ongoing vulnerabilities in U.S. telecom networks. TL;DR - He has evidence vulns in teleco's are being used to track and spy on U.S. citizens. Buckle up, here's what we know:
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Every major telecom company says there hasn't been an attack on SS7 since 2018. But an official at CISA has spoken out, seemingly without permission, and has revealed a series of recent attacks https://t.co/lrR4Pd1Jum
A government cybersecurity official says what his agency, CISA, will not: a critical part of the mobile network infrastructure has been attacked multiple times to track people in the US https://t.co/4FXgaxfBtu
"A U.S. government cybersecurity official has broken ranks from his agency and publicly revealed that attackers have repeatedly tracked the physical location of people inside the U.S. using vulnerabilities in the backbone of the world’s telecommunications cellular infrastructure" https://t.co/t6tt1hpw0O
New from 404 Media: a cyber official has revealed multiple SS7/similar attacks in the U.S. in recent years. Startlingly, it seems he didn't get permission of his agency (CISA) and revealed these attacks himself, saying they are the tip of the iceberg https://t.co/3RrFhvc0eT