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/PRNewswire/ -- Q Link Wireless, one of the leading providers of the government-sponsored Lifeline and Affordable Connectivity Programs, is announcing the...
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Federal agents swarmed a Dania Beach building on Wednesday as part of a multiagency investigation into Q Link Wireless, a telecommunications company.
Richi Jennings Industry analyst and editor, RJAssociates This week brings yet more examples of poor design. Specifically: Two apps trusting phone numbers without properly authenticating the actual user. First, a deadly denial-of-service attack on WhatsApp, in which combining two subtle side effects can lock out users from their accounts. And second, a really dumb authentication bug in a wireless provider’s app. Watch out—these things come in threes. In this week’s Security Blogwatch, we got the 411 (ask your parents). Your humble blogwatcher curated these bl...
"Since at least December and possibly much earlier, My Mobile Account has been displaying this information for every customer account whenever it is presented with a valid Q Link Wireless phone number. That’s right—no password or anything else required. When I first saw a Reddit thread discussing the app, I thought for sure there was some kind of mistake. So I installed the app, got the permission from another thread reader, and entered his phone number. I was immediately viewing his personal information, as the redacted images above demonstrate." It's not clear how long this screw up has...