Web routing flaw exposes strangers' Facebook accounts
A Georgia mother and her two daughters logged onto Facebook from AT&T mobile services and were shown strangers' accounts with private data due to a routing glitch. Experts warn such cross-account exposure could affect email, PC users, and other online services, raising concerns about broader security risks.
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Facebook login glitch linked to AT&T network flaw
An AP report describes a security gap where three East Point, Georgia sisters using AT&T phones accessed strangers’ Facebook pages. The issue stemmed from infrastructure between phones and the web, not the devices, with limited exposure and AT&T fixing the network problem.
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Verizon lowers voice plan prices in major wireless shift
Verizon Wireless cuts unlimited calling to 70 dollars a month and unlimited calls plus text to 90. Existing customers stay on current plans unless they switch. New rules require 3G phone buyers to add a 10 dollar per month data package, boosting data revenue for the carrier.
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Sexting case reaches U.S. appeals court in Pennsylvania
In Philadelphia a first criminal sexting case goes to a federal appeals court to decide if racy cell phone photos of three girls count as child pornography or child’s play. A Pennsylvania prosecutor threatens felony charges if the girls refuse a re education course on predators and girlhood.
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