Viral call-recording app Neon goes dark after exposing users’ phone numbers, call recordings, and transcripts

Call recording app Neon was one of the top-ranked iPhone apps, but was pulled offline after a security bug allowed any logged ...
techtimes

Robocalls Access Gone: FCC Bars VoIP Providers to use US Phone Numbers

The FCC has now introduced a new way in its efforts to bar robocalls from accessing US phone numbers, as the way they are doing it is now gone as it makes it hard for VoIP providers. While robocallers ...
AppleInsider

Scammers are coming for your phone number: How to protect your data

Scammers want access to the most sensitive data available, like a social security number or credit card. But those are much more heavily protected, so they settle on the next best thing for wreaking ...
techtimes

Hackers Access Millions of User Phone Numbers After Successful Apple, Android Authy App Breach

Android and iOS users of Twilio's Authy are now being warned by the company that hackers have successfully breached their systems, stealing millions of phone numbers. Authy is reportedly a software ...
NBC Chicago

What is port-out hijacking? How hackers steal your phone number to access your bank accounts

One Monday morning in May, I woke up and grabbed my cell phone to read the news and scroll through memes. But it was out of cell service. I couldn't make calls or texts. That, though, turned out to be ...