U.S. Carriers Fix SMS Routing Vulnerability That Let Hackers Hijack Texts

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By Juli CloverMar 25, 2021, 6:14 pm208 pts
Major carriers in the U.S. like Verizon, T-Mobile, and AT&T have made a change to how SMS messages are routed to put a stop to a security vulnerability that allowed hackers to reroute texts, reports Motherboard. Carriers introduced the change after a Motherboard investigation last week revealed how easy it is…

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