After DHS highlighted major SS7 protocol flaws, Verizon and AT&T lobbying group labelled the flaws “theoretical” in doc sent to Congress, which experts dispute
Joseph Cox / Motherboard : Tweets: @josephfcox , @ericgeller , @josephfcox , and @josephfcox Tweets: Joseph Cox / @josephfcox : The document where CTIA says talking about some SS7 vulns is “unhelpful” and could (ridiculously) help hackers http://www.documentcloud.org/ ... http://twitter.com/... Eric Geller / @ericgeller : Confidential CTIA report downplays SS7 network flaws as “theoretical,” brushing off DHS analysis. https://motherboard.vice.com/ ... pic.twitter.com/WRHvG0WJIK Joseph Cox / @josephfcox : New: lobbying group for AT&T, T-Mobile etc tried to downplay SS7 vulnerabilities to Congress, per confidential doc https://motherboard.vice.com/ ... pic.twitter.com/h32gQfcrp9 Joseph Cox / @josephfcox : Even if some SS7 attacks are theoretical, it's not much of a leap. Criminals already use SS7 to attack bank accounts https://motherboard.vice.com/ ... pic.twitter.com/sWZlgZwgaT