FCC to probe ‘grave’ weaknesses in phone network infrastructure

The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) says it is taking action to address significant weaknesses in telecommunications networks that can enable cybercrime and spying.  The agency is investigating how vulnerabilities in the protocols Signaling System No. 7 (SS7) and Diameter — which jointly enable phone calls’ and text messages’ movement across networks — can allow

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