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Nicola Fioretti :gnu: :linux:Campagna di phishing a tema <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/INPS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#INPS</a>📩 Hai ricevuto un <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a>, un messaggio <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/WhatsApp" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#WhatsApp</a> o una <a href="https://mastodon.uno/tags/mailche" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mailche</a> ti invita a richiamare un numero verde INPS?🔎 Prima di richiamare, verifica sempre che si tratti davvero dell’INPS.👉 I *numeri verdi ufficiali sono: 📞 803 164 ( da rete fissa); 📱 06 164 164 (da cellulare).<a href="https://diggita.com/c/sicurezza" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@sicurezza</a>

Eva Winterschön🙄 Modern Communications 🙄How shall we contact you? Apparently, not easily.1. Cell phone, no. Inconsistent for years now. - Pixel 9 Fold: hardware failure, provider failure. Couldn't port number from Verizon to GFi. - iPhone 15, hardware failure. Couldn't port from T-Mobile to Verizon. - TCL 60 5G (color eInk), great phone, but I have no idea what the number is among all of the former ones and it's possibly not even turned on anymore.2. SIP / VOIP phone: sure, the desk phone rings, and SMS can be received but can't go out (why? I have no idea, and I'm tired of troubleshooting). 3. Email: sure, if thunderbird didn't keep crashing, corrupting cache, and deleting months of messages during folder sync operations. Backups, sure, but the workflow is so broken now that I don't bother. Filters are ruined, recreating filters - no,no,never,again,please,no, the spam is overwhelming. I don't want to miss using Gmail, come on now, wtf. 4. Matrix? iMessage? XMPP, IRC? Whatsomething? Someothernetwork? Too many networks, too much segmentation, no universal anything, forget useful or consistent notifications across several devices.5. Write me a letter... actually don't, because USPS routinely loses important packages or the mail is stolen by literal gangs and the Feds don't prosecute anymore. Also, I don't own any paper or any pens, and forget about stamps.6. Telegram? Signal? No. Guess what's linked to a cell phone number? And even when you pay for the Very Special Money account on Telegram they will not respond to messages about having lost one's cell phone number (see #1). If you've tried to message me on Telegram since June, those messages are gone - I cannot access them ever again apparently. <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/modernlife" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#modernlife</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/internetsucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#internetsucks</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/telegram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telegram</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#signal</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/imessage" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#imessage</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/sms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/chat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#chat</a> <a href="https://mastodon.bsd.cafe/tags/matrix" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#matrix</a>

Dirk Wagner :linuxmint:Uiuiui, wie konnte denn das nur passieren? 🤡"<a href="https://norden.social/tags/Pfizergate" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Pfizergate</a>": Wichtige <a href="https://norden.social/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> von Ursula von der <a href="https://norden.social/tags/Leyen" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Leyen</a> wurden gelöscht. <a href="https://share.google/a17ZVO1bHcPkA99dE" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://share.google/a17ZVO1bHcPkA99dE</a>

heise onlinePolizei versendet Tausende stille SMS zur HandyortungBei Ermittlungen dürfen die Handys von Verdächtigen überwacht werden. Die Thüringer Polizei hat von dieser Möglichkeit zuletzt tausendfach Gebrauch gemacht.<a href="https://www.heise.de/news/Polizei-versendet-Tausende-stille-SMS-zur-Handyortung-10505087.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.heise.de/news/Polizei-versendet-Tausende-stille-SMS-zur-Handyortung-10505087.html?wt_mc=sm.red.ho.mastodon.mastodon.md_beitraege.md_beitraege&utm_source=mastodon</a><a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/IT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#IT</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/Polizei" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Polizei</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> <a href="https://social.heise.de/tags/news" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#news</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://tweesecake.social/@adisonverlice" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@adisonverlice</a> <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> again: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/KYC" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#KYC</a> is the illicit activity and demanding <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PII</a> and/or sending confirmation <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> is inherently bad.Compared to i.e. <a href="https://chaos.social/@delta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@delta</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/deltaChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#deltaChat</a> or <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@monocles</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monoclesChat</a> it's already a no-go to demand a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhoneNumber</a>, and the latter one is actually <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sustainable" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sustainable</a>.because it's paid for by users and not a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VCmoneyBurningParty" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VCmoneyBurningParty</a>!

Scripter :verified_flashing:SMS war gestern: Wie RCS das Messaging revolutioniert | heise online <a href="https://heise.de/-10502013" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://heise.de/-10502013</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/Messaging" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Messaging</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/RCS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCS</a> <a href="https://social.tchncs.de/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:My <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114234551915193036" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">reservations</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114862595629371002" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">criticism</a> re: <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a> are not just valid, but the reality is even worse than I thought:<ul><li>The fact that <a href="https://mastodon.world/@signalapp" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@signalapp</a> requires not only their shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Android</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/App" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#App</a>, and a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhoneNumber</a> but literally won't allow people to use their shitty <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Desktop" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Desktop</a>-App unless they have an Android device with a camera pointed at it makes it utterly unuseable for certain users who don't have a fucking <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/camera" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#camera</a> in their Android…</li></ul>Seriously, do they expect folks to deal with that shit? <ul><li>It's already worse in terms of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/UX" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#UX</a> than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/telgram" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#telgram</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/discord" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#discord</a> and that too makes <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/XMPP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#XMPP</a>+<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/OMEMO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OMEMO</a> clients like <a href="https://monocles.social/@monocles" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@monocles</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/monoclesChat" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#monoclesChat</a> & <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@gajim" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@gajim</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/gajim" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gajim</a> easier and faster to onboard <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechIlliterates" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechIlliterates</a> onto.</li><li>Whichever asshole decided that a replacement for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> should mandate <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PII" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PII</a> like a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/PhoneNumber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#PhoneNumber</a> & not be natively cross-platform should be banned from doing any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#tech</a> in their life. Trying to circumvent this shit and helping folks with it makes me so fucking angry that I'm now explicitly refusing to support it!</li></ul>FIX THAT SHIT, <a href="https://mastodon.world/@Mer__edith" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Mer__edith</a>, and if it means you need to kick some devs in their crouch then consider this a necessary "investment"…<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/sarcasm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sarcasm</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TechSupport</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TapesFromTechSupport" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TapesFromTechSupport</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Enshittifucation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Enshittifucation</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SignalSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SignalSucks</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/TelegramSucks" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#TelegramSucks</a> <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Messengers" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Messengers</a>

Der Motzmichel auf Bluesky!!! 🇮🇱🇺🇦🇪🇺🏳️‍🌈🕊️☮️🍍❤️🤪🚀🖖🏽✌🏽🖕🏼🙈🤡<a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23hellofresh" target="_blank">#hellofresh</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23spam" target="_blank">#spam</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23sms" target="_blank">#sms</a> Der Berliner Lebensmittel-Anbieter HELLO FRESH verschickt an seine Ex-Kund*innen auch lange nach Beendigung der Geschäftsbeziehungen ständig Werbe-SMS mit immer neuen Rufnummern! Das ist SPAM! 1 widerwärtiger Drecksladen ... 😡 <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/mimikama.org" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@mimikama.org</a> <a class="mention" href="https://bsky.app/profile/hellofresh.bsky.social" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@hellofresh.bsky.social</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://hachyderm.io/@glitzersachen" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@glitzersachen</a> <a href="https://groupe-tazor.com/@Yuki" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Yuki</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@cperciva" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@cperciva</a> Sadly, <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Tarsnap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tarsnap</a> seems.to only accept <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CreditCards" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CreditCards</a> via <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Stripe" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Stripe</a> (which are harder to get than <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Monero" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Monero</a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a>, so I can't even evaluate it.)I wish they supported Monero or even <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Paysafecard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Paysafecard</a> cuz <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Shitcoins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Shitcoins</a> like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Bitcoin" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Bitcoin</a> are just bad!<ul><li>Ideally they did support <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> payment too but offering that globally would be even more painful than having a <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SEPA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SEPA</a> bank account setup remotely without <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EU" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EU</a> residency.</li></ul><a href="https://www.tarsnap.com/faq.html#bitcoin" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.tarsnap.com/faq.html#bitcoin</a> <a href="https://nowpayments.io/supported-coins/monero-payments" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://nowpayments.io/supported-coins/monero-payments</a>

Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻🇬🇧 Competition & Markets Authority <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/DMCCA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DMCCA</a> provisional <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> decisions & roadmaps of interventions on <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/mobile" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mobile</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/ecosystems" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ecosystems</a> 👀 <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Apple" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Apple</a> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/sms-investigation-into-apples-mobile-ecosystem" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/sms-investigation-into-apples-mobile-ecosystem</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Google" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Google</a> <a href="https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/sms-investigation-into-googles-mobile-ecosystem" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.gov.uk/cma-cases/sms-investigation-into-googles-mobile-ecosystem</a> <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/CMA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CMA</a>

IHC📣 A reminder that we have an open call for applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship under the project 'SMS — Shared Memories of Solidarity. An oral and visual history (Portugal 1960-1974)', coordinated by Giulia Strippoli.📅 Deadline: 25 August 2025👉 <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/prf-sms-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/prf-sms-2025/</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@histodon</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/anthropology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@anthropology</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Anthropodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anthropodons</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/OralHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OralHistory</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solidarity</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/EstadoNovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EstadoNovo</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaContempor%C3%A2nea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistóriaContemporânea</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaOral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistóriaOral</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ArtesVisuais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtesVisuais</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Solidariedade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solidariedade</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Fellowship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fellowship</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/BolsaDeInvestiga%C3%A7%C3%A3o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BolsaDeInvestigação</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a>

Yehor 🇺🇦Well shit! Another breaking change not mentioned in the <a href="https://fosstodon.org/@homeassistant" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@homeassistant</a> release notes. Or am I blind?Even the documentation page for this integration was just removed. That's evil.<a href="https://techhub.social/tags/HomeAssistant" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HomeAssistant</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/gsm" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#gsm</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/sms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sms</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/homeautomation" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#homeautomation</a> <a href="https://techhub.social/tags/smarthome" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#smarthome</a>

Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻‘We previously showed how <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Tykelab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Tykelab</a>, an undisclosed affiliate of the Italian surveillance company <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/RCSLab" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RCSLab</a>, was claiming on its website to be a bulk <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> sender while in fact sending geolocation signalling messages. The <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/FTS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#FTS</a> dataset offers further evidence that bulk SMS traffic remains a good place to hide <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/surveillance" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#surveillance</a> traffic. Notably, we were able to see instances of successful surveillance queries, i.e. those returning Cell IDs and coordinates.’

Ian Brown 👨🏻‍💻<a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Meta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Meta</a> ‘“had reminded partners of contractual obligations to ensure <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#privacy</a> & <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#security</a> when delivering <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> messages…” But we didn’t receive similar confirmations of enhanced due diligence from other companies — including, perhaps surprisingly, <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/Signal" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Signal</a>.”’ <a href="https://eupolicy.social/tags/SS7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SS7</a> <a href="https://medium.com/@lighthousereports/using-leaked-data-to-examine-vulnerabilities-in-sms-routing-and-ss7-signalling-8e30298491d9" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://medium.com/@lighthousereports/using-leaked-data-to-examine-vulnerabilities-in-sms-routing-and-ss7-signalling-8e30298491d9</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://mastodon.social/@stman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@stman</a> <a href="https://chaos.social/@LaF0rge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@LaF0rge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/@kDelta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@kDelta</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Sempf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Sempf</a> given that <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> isn't going anywhere and is now becoming the "new <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Fax" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fax</a>" the MNO|s won't be able to yoink that infrastructure.<ul><li>I'm not aware of any <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/DataOnly" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#DataOnly</a>-MNO [<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/5G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#5G</a> "<a href="https://infosec.space/tags/campus" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#campus</a> networking" and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MVNO" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MVNO</a>|s don't count!] in the world, so they'll always have <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Calling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Calling</a> infrastructure even if it's just for the lucrative <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Roaming" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Roaming</a> market.</li></ul><a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114863356776168730" translate="no" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114863356776168730</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://chaos.social/@LaF0rge" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@LaF0rge</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/@stman" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@stman</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/@kDelta" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@kDelta</a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/@Sempf" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@Sempf</a> obviously that's why it <a href="https://infosec.space/@kkarhan/114863029952059372" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">was discontinued for a time</a> in <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Germany" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Germany</a>, as it was considered as obsolete as <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/HSCSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HSCSD</a> is in light of faster standards that - even without guaranteed bandwith - will yield higher throughput.<ul><li>Obviously <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CellBroadcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CellBroadcast</a> will necessitate a constant bandwith allocation for functionality as it's design is based upon repeating a message until it's transmissiom being removed.</li></ul>Still, even in contended <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/spectrum" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#spectrum</a> this is manageable, espechally since most <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/MNOs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#MNOs</a> only maintain vestigal <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/2G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#2G</a> or <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/3G" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#3G</a> infrastructure solely for <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/emergency" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#emergency</a> coverage and reliability, as <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q6qb9dml6So" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">most phones will call emergency services over 2G and 3G</a> and not via <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/VoLTE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VoLTE</a>. <ul><li>To add insult to injury, most BSCs will downgrade to 2G-only service by default in case of power loss to maximize UPS range and in the case of <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/NewZealand" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#NewZealand</a> even switch off all services but <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EmergencyServicesCalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EmergencyServicesCalling</a> to enshure people in need can get their calls out, as the population is instructed to use SMS for person-to-person communication (as SMS is a low-priority, non-realtime service using excess bandwith and thus not compete with calling like <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/EDGE" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EDGE</a> and <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/CSD" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#CSD</a> would.</li></ul>

Paul HoulePolice warn of SMS scams as ‘blaster’ is used to send thousands of texts<a href="https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jun/24/police-sms-scams-blaster-texts-smishing" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://www.theguardian.com/money/2025/jun/24/police-sms-scams-blaster-texts-smishing</a><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/fraud" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#fraud</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/crime" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#crime</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/uk" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#uk</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/sms" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#sms</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#security</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/communications" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#communications</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/technology" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#technology</a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#scam</a>

Padraig 🌈I've received more SMS spam than ever since the "Likely Spammer" label was introduced by Comreg.Including a new one this morning about rescheduling a DPD delivery, which weirdly doesn't appear on my phone, but only on my Watch as a notification...I swear they are attempting to solve this in the most bare minimum way possible and yet... they are still failing.<a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Smishing" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Smishing</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/Scams" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Scams</a> <a href="https://mastodon.ie/tags/mastodaoine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#mastodaoine</a>

Kevin Karhan :verified:<a href="https://gives.hugz.online/@MelissaBearTrix" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@MelissaBearTrix</a> lemme guess: <ul><li>Businesses that do <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/RoboCalling" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#RoboCalling</a> / <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/Spam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Spam</a> via <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/eMail" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#eMail</a> & <a href="https://infosec.space/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a> ?</li></ul>

IHC📣 We have opened a call for applications for a Postdoctoral Research Fellowship under the project 'SMS — Shared Memories of Solidarity. An oral and visual history (Portugal 1960-1974)', coordinated by Giulia Strippoli.📅 Deadline: 25 August👉 <a href="https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/prf-sms-2025/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank">https://ihc.fcsh.unl.pt/en/prf-sms-2025/</a><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodons" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@histodons</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/histodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@histodon</a> <a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/anthropology" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@anthropology</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Histodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Histodons</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Anthropodons" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Anthropodons</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/VisualArts" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#VisualArts</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/OralHistory" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#OralHistory</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Solidarity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solidarity</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/EstadoNovo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#EstadoNovo</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaContempor%C3%A2nea" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistóriaContemporânea</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Hist%C3%B3riaOral" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#HistóriaOral</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/ArtesVisuais" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#ArtesVisuais</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Solidariedade" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Solidariedade</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/Fellowship" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#Fellowship</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/BolsaDeInvestiga%C3%A7%C3%A3o" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#BolsaDeInvestigação</a> <a href="https://masto.pt/tags/SMS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#SMS</a>

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