Newscan: Police software vendor breach exposes personal data, raid plans

Donny Jackson, Editor

January 24, 2023

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Police software vendor breach exposes personal data, raid plans

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RapidSOS delivers its public safety location tech to Grubhub

Monitoring and funding concerns could undermine DoD’s secure unclassified network, IG says

LAUSD hackers started probing a month before attack

T-Mobile just suffered its second massive data breach in two years

Latest breach shows T-Mobile’s $150 million security investment isn’t cutting it

Renomination of Gigi Sohn gives public another chance to be heard

The future of quantum security will be encoded in light, researchers hope

The many ingenious ways people in prison use (forbidden) cell phones

Michael Copps op-ed: Hold the hallelujahs

People in the United States are paying a steep price for two years without a fully functional FCC

Majority of GAO cyber recommendations since 2010 have gone unresolved

ImOn Communications snaps up FiberComm

Antin wraps acquisition of Empire Access, North Penn to create new fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) player

Automated vehicles coming to Ohio roads

Google is cutting 12,000 jobs, adding to a series of Big Tech layoffs in January

How AI-enabled robots could improve recycling

Millions of UK mobile and broadband users face 14% bill rises beginning in April

The third-party apps Twitter just killed made the site what it is today

Public Safety Advocate: Still undecided about joining FirstNet?

 

Briefing Room
News announcements from our industry

GAO report: Challenges in establishing a comprehensive cybersecurity strategy and performing effective oversight

Wireless customers subject to data throttling by AT&T can apply for a payment from the FTC

FCC updates 4.9 GHz band rules, seeks further comment

FCC to hold open commission meeting on Thursday, Jan. 26

CRDs ensure FirstNet coverage virtually anytime and anywhere for EMS

FirstNet, Built with AT&T, is connecting more first responders across the state of Washington

Astrid: Number of Belgium public-safety subscribers to Blue Light Mobile has doubled since March 2020

Sateliot in collaboration with Sensefinity to launch 5G IoT satellite technology in 1,000 smart containers to prevent cargo damage

Byrne’s Finch power solution takes flight

Motorola Solutions prevails in Australian copyright and patent-infringement proceedings against Hytera

Australian court dismisses half of Motorola Solutions’ copyright and patent-infringement allegations against Hytera

Extenet announces the appointment of new Chief Revenue Officer Scott Pomykalski

 

About the Author

Donny Jackson

Editor, Urgent Communications

Donny Jackson is director of content for Urgent Communications. Before joining UC in 2003, he covered telecommunications for four years as a freelance writer and as news editor for Telephony magazine. Prior to that, he worked for suburban newspapers in the Dallas area, serving as editor-in-chief for the Irving News and the Las Colinas Business News.

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