2021-03-01
The Verge
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Verizon support advised its users in a now-deleted tweet to “turn on LTE”, which would turn off 5G, to preserve battery life
it's problematic across the board. https://thedesk.matthewkeys.net/ ... @mashable : Big “the cover-up is worse than the crime” energy here. https://mashable.com/... Tony Sutton / @tony_sutton : @verge...
2019-06-27
VICE
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Researchers demonstrate how the US Wireless Emergency Alert system, which uses LTE networks, can be easily spoofed with “pirate” cell towers to cause mass panic
With a pirate cell tower, it's easy to send fake emergency alerts warning of a terrorist attack, nuclear bomb, or other disaster.
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ZDNet
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Researchers describe 10 possible attacks on LTE networks that allow eavesdropping on texts and calls, taking devices offline, and spoofing of emergency alerts
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