AT&T, T-Mobile Fined For Voice-Mail Security
After a string of high-profile hacks, the Los Angeles district attorney has filed an injunction against the carriers for overstating the security of their voice-mail systems.
(By Marin Perez, InformationWeek, December 12)
AT&T (NYSE: T) and T-Mobile have paid fines and agreed to stop advertising that their voice-mail systems are safe from hackers. In a permanent injunction filed in a Los Angeles court Thursday, District Attorney Steve Cooley said the wireless operators were overstating how secure their voice mails are. The settlements are the culmination of year-long investigation that was launched after multiple complaints of unauthorized voice-mail access, including some from celebrities Paris Hilton and Lindsay Lohan.
For full story, see Information Week.
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