Legislators recently encouraged the FCC to investigate vulnerabilities in the SS7 protocol for wireless communications. What is SS7, and what are the issues with it? Signaling System 7, or SS7, ...
Flaws in SS7 and Diameter signaling protocols can allow attackers to track phone locations, intercept calls and SMS verification codes, and impersonate subscribers without compromising their devices.
What is Signaling System 7 (SS7)? Signaling System 7 (SS7) is an international telecommunication protocol standard that defines how the network elements in a public switched telephone network (PSTN) ...