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Telephone Hack

Kachina624 — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 00:39:16 GMT

Chinese hackers have broken into the records of eight major telecommunications "giants" and have gained access to cell phone records, conversations, text messages, contacts on both business and individual accounts. The specific companies were not listed but may be on line. Reported by ABC News.

Re: Telephone Hack

Desertdi — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 01:05:15 GMT

@Kachina624 wrote:
Chinese hackers have broken into the records of eight major telecommunications "giants" and have gained access to cell phone records, conversations, text messages, contacts on both business and individual accounts. The specific companies were not listed but may be on line. Reported by ABC News.

@Kachina624

YIKES...I have a relative who keeps EVERYTHING on her phone... She actually called me STUPID for not having my "life history" at my fingertips. di

Re: Telephone Hack

shoekitty — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 01:26:18 GMT

Yikes, one of them os my phone company. They are only naming 3 in the news, I wonder why

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Ainhisg — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 01:58:06 GMT

I read this happened in December 2024, and they were going after government officials' records.

Re: Telephone Hack

JoyFilled Warrior — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 02:30:47 GMT

Well, I wonder what repercussions might happen as a result of unnamed, supposedly unsupervised persons, who seem to have carelessly, penetrated, however many of our US citizens personal records & info of late.

Might be judicious for all of us to be even more communicative with one other, (esp with ppl that we know), & be even that much more extremely careful & alert. (esp, as we peons might become more & more squeezed with prospective changes. We dont know.)

(added: For yrs, Ive used my various Yahoo Accts & never had any penetrations. I stayed away from GMail cause I heard GMail was very very porous. Well I uploaded a Cell pic file of mine, ONLY to me, from my Cell to my Gmail. And next thing I know, my sister got some kind of an email from my GMail acct! I have NOBODY listed in my addresses in Gmail!. Somehow, Gmail got her addy.

Yeh, Gmail is VERY Porous, by gosh!!

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Still Raining — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 11:54:18 GMT

I don't see it in my current news. There was reporting backing in December though.

Can you cite this news?

Re: Telephone Hack

We rescue cats — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 13:45:56 GMT

I keep nothing of a financial nature on my phone. And I never place online orders from my phone, EVER. It's me that I don't trust, I was always afraid of losing the phone.

Re: Telephone Hack

ahoymate — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 16:57:20 GMT

This is NOT current news. ABC News: 12/2024

Re: Telephone Hack

candys mine — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:28:01 GMT

@ahoymate Agreed....BUT that DOESN'T mean All that stolen Information is NOT still out there.

Re: Telephone Hack

ahoymate — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 17:43:42 GMT

@candys mine wrote:
@ahoymate Agreed....BUT that DOESN'T mean All that stolen Information is NOT still out there.

Isn't there enough bad news to worry about now? Don't need more.

Re: Telephone Hack

JoyFilled Warrior — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 18:17:59 GMT

I appreciate even "old" news, esp that might have any effect on me. I cant read ALL the news, ALL the time! ALL News comes at us fast & furiously! In case ppl havent noticed!

BUT-- I really really really would appreciate if ppl append their **SOURCES of their news,** such as I TRY to do every time!

--> WITHOUT JUDGEMENT of their posted SOURCE!! <-- (yeah, i know not posting associated (source) judgement takes one's personal effort!!) Noticed???

That doesnt mean I dont also check out other sources **ALSO** and hopefully NOT pass judgement on ppl's posted sources!!!!

I try HARD to merely be grateful for the News shared AND THEIR SOURCES!! WITHOUT JUDGEMENT of the posted source.

Re: Telephone Hack

We rescue cats — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 19:03:13 GMT

And when someone is referring to Gmail we need to be cognizant of whether is it is the free version or the professional paid version.

Re: Telephone Hack

mrshckynut — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 20:50:15 GMT

anyone that uses cell towers wifi or any other type of indirect communication over the years it is doubtful much of your information hasn't been known for a long time

new technology is and always has been good or been bad i quit being concerned about it for a long time now

mrshckynut

Re: Telephone Hack

JoyFilled Warrior — Fri, 04 Apr 2025 23:28:17 GMT

@We rescue cats OH I didnt realize there's a Paid Version!. My version is very very very old. So old, I think I remember one could only get/open a GMail Acct if specifically snt an invite to create a GMail Acct! I just never used it all this time, til recently.