Upon trying to use its SS7 exploit kit, hoping for the implementation of an API mirroring function, the researchers got nothing as the service was offline. Dark Fox Market service purchase page ...

Facebook accounts can be hijacked with just the target's phone number and some hacking skills. That's because of weaknesses in the part of telecoms networks backbone called SS7, long known to be ...

Indeed, criminals have, on at least one occasion, used SS7 vulnerabilities to carry out an attack. That occurred in Germany this year, when crooks were able to use the same methods as the Positive ...

SS7 also makes individuals' subscriber data available to anyone with access to SS7. Weakest link. The problem with SS7 is that it's only as secure as its least secure or trust-worthy member.

Still, the offering is consistent with what we know about SS7 hacking. Unlike the internet, the SS7 network is a closed network, only meant to be accessed by a handful of telecom companies.

In 2016, US Representative Ted Lieu (D-Calif.) got a vivid demonstration of the threat posed by SS7. He gave reporters from CBS News magazine 60 Minutes permission to abuse their access to the ...

It was only a matter of time, but the shortcomings of SS7 have become an issue impossible to ignore. The 40 year old telephone network signalling protocol has hit global headlines twice over the last ...

Security researchers say the Diameter protocol used with today's 4G (LTE) telephony and data transfer standard is vulnerable to the same types of vulnerabilities as the older SS7 standard used ...

An attack on phone network routing system Signaling System 7 (SS7) allowed hackers to intercept two-factor authentication messages and drain the bank accounts of targets.

Signaling System No.7 (SS7), as the protocol is known, is used by more than 800 telcos around the world, allowing customers in one country to send text messages to users in different countries.