High end USB modems can be compromised by hackers who can cash in by sending SMS messages to expensive premium numbers or steal login information through targeted attacks. The unnamed devices are used ...

Some USB modems can be leveraged to send malicious SMS messages and carry out spear-phishing attacks – sometimes in conjunction with each other – thanks to a cross site request forgery vulnerability ...

Mobile computer users who access the Internet using USB dongle modems may soon be the next target of malware makers or remote attackers, an Indian security researcher warned. Researcher Rahul Sasi ...

Researchers at the Chaos Computer Club conference in Hamburg presented research on the woeful state of security in 4G USB modems. Researchers say 4G USB modems contain exploitable vulnerabilities ...

SINGAPORE: In 2022, a man looking for ways to earn fast cash came across a modem that could receive SMS messages sent to multiple SIM cards. Alvin Kok Jun Keat then devised a way to sell chat ...

The majority of 3G and 4G USB modems offered by mobile operators to their customers have vulnerabilities in their Web-based management interfaces that could be exploited remotely when users visit ...

Update: The ban has ended, reports BusinessLine. Brace yourself, there might be an SMS Spam tsunami heading your way. Update: And here we go again: The Bulk SMS ban has been extended till October 4th.

Cricket Communications, Inc, a leading provider of unlimited wireless services and a wholly-owned subsidiary of Leap Wireless International, Inc. (NASDAQ:LEAP), today announced that the Cricket A600 ...

The majority of 3G and 4G USB modems offered by mobile operators to their customers have vulnerabilities in their Web-based management interfaces that could be exploited remotely when users visit ...