I’m old enough to remember ‘party lines’. My very first phone number as a kid (and now I’m really dating myself) was Kimberly 72297, shortened to KI-72297. #Telecommunications #telephones #ATandT #Landlines #Telecom #TelecomIndustry
From: @knittingknots2
https://mstdn.social/@knittingknots2/113772012964687691
#WTAF Of course telecom companies are suing the FTC to block the new 'click-to-cancel' rule - #Telecom #Capitalism #Consumerism #legal #ATandT https://www.engadget.com/big-tech/of-course-telecom-companies-are-suing-the-ftc-to-block-the-new-click-to-cancel-rule-153728158.html
Chinese government #hackers penetrated the networks of several large US-based Internet service providers
and may have gained access to systems used for court-authorized #wiretaps of communications networks,
The Wall Street Journal reported Saturday.
"People familiar with the matter" told the WSJ that hackers breached the networks of companies including #Verizon, #ATandT, and Lumen (also known as #CenturyLink).
"A cyberattack tied to the Chinese government penetrated the networks of a swath of US broadband providers,
potentially accessing information from systems the federal government uses for court-authorized network wiretapping requests," the WSJ wrote.
"For months or longer, the hackers might have held access to network infrastructure used to cooperate with lawful US requests for communications data, according to people familiar with the matter."
These "attackers also had access to other tranches of more generic Internet traffic," according to the WSJ's sources.
The attack is being attributed to a Chinese hacking group called #SaltTyphoon.
https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2024/10/reports-china-hacked-verizon-and-att-may-have-accessed-us-wiretap-systems/
Since January 6, 2001, "50 prominent corporations have donated $23,273,400 to the campaigns and political committees of…election deniers…Some of the largest contributors to election deniers are also some of the country's leading companies, including #ATandT, #Comcast, #Walmart, and #Microsoft."
https://popular.info/p/these-50-companies-have-donated-over
If your instance is having weird issues this morning, be aware that the internet/cell phone provider #ATandT is experiencing a substantial outage this morning (Thursday, 7:20am CDT, 1:20pm GMT) in the United States. There is currently no information on a cause or for an estimated repair time. Please be patient and try not to slam your #Admins. Thank you.
#InstanceDown #AdminSupport #ATandToutage #InstanceAdmins #InternetOutage #ATToutage #FediTips
https://www.cnn.com/2024/02/22/tech/att-cell-service-outage?cid=ios_app
