AT&T fixes bug that logged users into random Facebook accounts
Okay, so we were under the impression that Facebook login credentials were a locally-managed affair, but it looks like almost anything can break when AT&T's involved -- according to CNET , the carrier just fixed "several problems" that had users logging into the wrong Facebook account from their phones. The issue was apparently related to subscriber identification numbers being mistranslated into bad URL session IDs, and AT&T says it's taken some security measures to prevent it from happening again, while Facebook's just shut off the automatic login feature that used the ID number entirely.
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Mobile phone ID fraud increases – BBC NEWS – Identity Theft Daily News
Mobile phone ID fraud increases There has been a rise in the number of mobile phone accounts being cloned or taken over by criminals, figures show.
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Mobile Phone Jammers; Surveillance
They now come in a variety of shapes and sizes including models that are about the size of a cell phone .
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