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Robert H<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://bsky.brid.gy/r/https://bsky.app/profile/karlbode.com" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>karlbode.com</span></a></span> </p><p>If the Fifth Circuit found one way for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a> and the DC Circuit found another way for <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/T" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>T</span></a>-Mobile, then <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/SCOTUS" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SCOTUS</span></a> will hear it all again.</p>
Steven Saus<p>(15 Aug) The White House Keeps a ‘Loyalty’ Scorecard for Companies: Report <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/03in1" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://s.faithcollapsing.com/03in1</a> Archive: ais: <a href="https://archive.md/wip/MkmLs" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://archive.md/wip/MkmLs</a> ia: <a href="https://s.faithcollapsing.com/dzcqk" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://s.faithcollapsing.com/dzcqk</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23apple" target="_blank">#apple</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23at%26t" target="_blank">#at&amp;t</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23cisco" target="_blank">#cisco</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23delta" target="_blank">#delta</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23donald-trump" target="_blank">#donald-trump</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23doordash" target="_blank">#doordash</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23intel" target="_blank">#intel</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23lip-bu-tan" target="_blank">#lip-bu-tan</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23politics" target="_blank">#politics</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23uber" target="_blank">#uber</a> <a class="hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" href="https://bsky.app/search?q=%23united" target="_blank">#united</a> </p>
Douglas<p>Today's adventure in home networking: figuring out how to setup site-to-site <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/VPN" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>VPN</span></a> with my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Unifi" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Unifi</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Ubiquiti" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Ubiquiti</span></a> hardware. I think that the UniFi Site Magic approach is probably the right one for me?</p><p>But I seem to need to set my <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a> fiber modem (a <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/bgw320" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>bgw320</span></a>-500 modem) into passthrough mode. Which I think I did. But my Unifi <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/UDR7" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UDR7</span></a> is still seeing the internal IP from the fiber modem.</p><p>Is there a better way to do this?</p>
Anomalous Human<p>&gt;&gt;Axios has learned that "examples of good partners" on the White House list include Uber, DoorDash, United, Delta, AT&amp;T, Cisco, Airlines for America and the Steel Manufacturers Association.&lt;&lt;</p><p><a href="https://www.axios.com/2025/08/15/white-house-rating-big-beautiful-bill" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">axios.com/2025/08/15/white-hou</span><span class="invisible">se-rating-big-beautiful-bill</span></a><br><a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/USPol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>USPol</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Axios" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Axios</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uber</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/DoorDash" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DoorDash</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/UnitedAirlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>UnitedAirlines</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/DeltaAirlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DeltaAirlines</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/Cisco" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Cisco</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/LoyaltyRating" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>LoyaltyRating</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/SocialCreditScore" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SocialCreditScore</span></a> <a href="https://nerdculture.de/tags/ChuckRobbins" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ChuckRobbins</span></a></p>
gentlegardener<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mastodon.social/@arstechnica" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>arstechnica</span></a></span> our <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/virginia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>virginia</span></a> county started <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/fiberlync" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>fiberlync</span></a> because <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Comcast" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Comcast</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/att" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>att</span></a>, <a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Verizon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Verizon</span></a> and the rest lied consistently about rural internet access and lobbied the GeneralAss to prevent it. We finally got bandwidth enough to see a video in 2022.</p><p><a href="https://mastodon.scot/tags/Starlink" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Starlink</span></a> joins their ranks to keep us down on the farm.</p>
Peter Heilrath<p>Was <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Merz" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Merz</span></a> mit dem Stopp der Lieferung bestimmter Waffen an <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Israel" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Israel</span></a> tut, ist übrigens nicht viel mehr als die Einhaltung des Arms Trade Treaty (insbes. Artikel 6 &amp; 7).</p><p>Würde er das nicht machen, könnten sich Mitglieder des Bundessicherheitsrats, Staatssekretäre &amp; Beamte strafbar machen.</p><p><a href="https://gruene.social/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a> <a href="https://gruene.social/tags/Gaza" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Gaza</span></a></p>
Marcus "MajorLinux" Summers<p>If you were a part of one of the AT&amp;T data breaches, it might be time to check that spam folder.</p><p>AT&amp;amp;T to pay $177 million in data breach settlement. Here’s how to claim up to $5,000 </p><p><a href="https://www.fastcompany.com/91379793/att-to-pay-177-million-in-data-breach-settlement-heres-how-to-claim-up-to-5000" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">fastcompany.com/91379793/att-t</span><span class="invisible">o-pay-177-million-in-data-breach-settlement-heres-how-to-claim-up-to-5000</span></a></p><p><a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Breach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Breach</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Privacy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Privacy</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Security</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Settlement" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Settlement</span></a> <a href="https://toot.majorshouse.com/tags/Tech" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Tech</span></a></p>
ResearchBuzz: Firehose<p>The Register: Senator to Google: Give us info from telco Salt Typhoon probes. “US Senator Maria Cantwell (D-WA) has demanded that Google-owned incident response firm Mandiant hand over the Salt Typhoon-related security assessments of AT&amp;T and Verizon that, according to the lawmaker, both operators have thus far refused to give Congress.”</p><p><a href="https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/31/senator-to-google-give-us-info-from-telco-salt-typhoon-probes-the-register/" class="" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">https://rbfirehose.com/2025/07/31/senator-to-google-give-us-info-from-telco-salt-typhoon-probes-the-register/</a></p>
LilMikeSF<p>As I sit here offline in a nearly 24 hr internet fiber blackout from <a href="https://c.im/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a>, I recall that ATT was one of massive corps that publicly endorsed the craven carveouts in <a href="https://c.im/tags/DJT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DJT</span></a>'s <a href="https://c.im/tags/BigBeautifulBill" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>BigBeautifulBill</span></a> budget.</p><p> Many billion dollar interests and <a href="https://c.im/tags/CorporateWelfare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CorporateWelfare</span></a> recipients kowtowed &amp; praised <a href="https://c.im/tags/GOP" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>GOP</span></a> budget ax to subsidized <a href="https://c.im/tags/Healthcare" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Healthcare</span></a> for the working poor and chopping <a href="https://c.im/tags/edu" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>edu</span></a> and other public funding programs including T-Mobile, Charter Communications, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Uber" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Uber</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Verizon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Verizon</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/Dell" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Dell</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/FedEx" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FedEx</span></a>, <a href="https://c.im/tags/United" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>United</span></a> &amp; <a href="https://c.im/tags/Delta" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Delta</span></a> and <a href="https://c.im/tags/Southwest" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Southwest</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Airlines" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Airlines</span></a>. </p><p>Almost all these companies spend millions on <a href="https://c.im/tags/PR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>PR</span></a> to herald their good deeds like helping <a href="https://c.im/tags/FeedThePoor" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>FeedThePoor</span></a> while they support the cutting of the actual govt programs put in place to do just that ..</p><p>More at the link ...</p><p><a href="https://popular.info/p/these-companies-touted-their-efforts" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">popular.info/p/these-companies</span><span class="invisible">-touted-their-efforts</span></a></p>
Dennis<p>In the US inexpensive <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Android" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Android</span></a> phones usually come with lots ot tracker ladden bloatware apps, hurting privacy and performance. Users can disable these apps with FOSS tools like Canta or Universal Android Debloater NG. These tools require Android Developer Mode to work. Unfortunately <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a>'s Cricket prepaid brand has started disabling developer mode for 6 months insuring that their bloatware partners can keep tracking and selling users' PII for at least that long. <a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/CricketWireless/comments/1m7i8e1/why_cant_i_open_developer_options/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">reddit.com/r/CricketWireless/c</span><span class="invisible">omments/1m7i8e1/why_cant_i_open_developer_options/</span></a></p>
Ars Technica News<p>Trump’s DOJ seems annoyed about having to approve T-Mobile’s latest merger <a href="https://arstechni.ca/A3Xs" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">arstechni.ca/A3Xs</span><span class="invisible"></span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/uscellular" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>uscellular</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/t" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>t</span></a>-mobile <a href="https://c.im/tags/verizon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>verizon</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/Policy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Policy</span></a> <a href="https://c.im/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a></p>
Deadline<p>Hello Sunshine’s Shine Away 2025 Sets Dates; Reese Witherspoon To Kick Off Book Tour For ‘Gone Before Goodbye’<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Books</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/News" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>News</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/HelloSunshine" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>HelloSunshine</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ReeseWitherspoon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ReeseWitherspoon</span></a></p><p><a href="https://deadline.com/2025/07/hello-sunshine-shine-away-2025-dates-1236454730/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">deadline.com/2025/07/hello-sun</span><span class="invisible">shine-shine-away-2025-dates-1236454730/</span></a></p>
The Hollywood Reporter<p>Craig Robinson Reunites With ‘The Office’ Co-Stars for New AT&amp;T Business Ad (No, He’s Not Actually Quitting Comedy)<br><a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TV" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TV</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TVNews" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TVNews</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/AngelaKinsey" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>AngelaKinsey</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CraigRobinson" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CraigRobinson</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/CreedBratton" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CreedBratton</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/EllieKemper" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>EllieKemper</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/Nbc" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Nbc</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/OscarNunez" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>OscarNunez</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.social/tags/TheOffice" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TheOffice</span></a></p><p><a href="https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-news/the-office-reunion-craig-robinson-att-business-ad-1236307706/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">hollywoodreporter.com/tv/tv-ne</span><span class="invisible">ws/the-office-reunion-craig-robinson-att-business-ad-1236307706/</span></a></p>
Hackread.com<p>AT&amp;T has agreed to pay $177M to settle lawsuits over massive 2019 and 2024 data breaches. Millions affected could get payouts up to $5K. </p><p>Details: <a href="https://hackread.com/att-reaches-deal-over-2019-2024-data-breaches/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">hackread.com/att-reaches-deal-</span><span class="invisible">over-2019-2024-data-breaches/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/CyberSecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>CyberSecurity</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/DataBreach" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>DataBreach</span></a> <a href="https://mstdn.social/tags/Lawsuit" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Lawsuit</span></a></p>
Royce Williams<p>After having gone missing in my papers for 30 years, the original ad has been found!</p><p>The bottom half (shown here) features what we called the Computer "Toad" (actually a tree frog), and it still features prominently on my ancient ISP-provided tilde page. The photo was a mascot around the office for quite a while.</p><p>No idea what the ad was for (AT&amp;T / NCR?), but ... enjoy!</p><p><a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/Frogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>Frogs</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/TreeFrogs" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>TreeFrogs</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/RetroAds" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>RetroAds</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a> <a href="https://infosec.exchange/tags/NCR" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>NCR</span></a></p>
Darren<p><span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://pnw.zone/@Olyindivisible" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>Olyindivisible</span></a></span> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://mstdn.social/@DemocracyMattersALot" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">@<span>DemocracyMattersALot</span></a></span> I switched to Verizon a while back when I realized how bad <a href="https://sfba.social/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a> was. None are perfect but there are a few really bad ones and ATT tops the list.</p>
PrivacyDigest<p>AT&amp;T rolls out Wireless Account Lock protection to curb the SIM-swap scourge</p><p>AT&amp;T is rolling out a protection that prevents unauthorized changes to mobile accounts as the carrier attempts to fight a costly form of account hijacking that occurs when a scammer swaps out the <a href="https://mas.to/tags/SIMcard" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SIMcard</span></a> belonging to the account holder.<br><a href="https://mas.to/tags/security" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>security</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/scam" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>scam</span></a> <a href="https://mas.to/tags/att" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>att</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://arstechnica.com/security/2025/07/att-rolls-out-wireless-account-lock-protection-to-curb-the-sim-swap-scourge/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="ellipsis">arstechnica.com/security/2025/</span><span class="invisible">07/att-rolls-out-wireless-account-lock-protection-to-curb-the-sim-swap-scourge/</span></a></p>
The New Oil<p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a> rolls out "Wireless Lock" feature to block <a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/SIMswap" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>SIMswap</span></a> attacks</p><p><a href="https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/atandt-rolls-out-wireless-lock-feature-to-block-sim-swap-attacks/" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">bleepingcomputer.com/news/secu</span><span class="invisible">rity/atandt-rolls-out-wireless-lock-feature-to-block-sim-swap-attacks/</span></a></p><p><a href="https://mastodon.thenewoil.org/tags/cybersecurity" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cybersecurity</span></a></p>
Darnell Clayton :verified:<p>This is long overdue! I am glad <a href="https://one.darnell.one/tags/ATT" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>ATT</span></a> is finally rolling this out to customers. </p><p>However, I believe biometrics (FaceID &amp; TouchID) are easier, superior methods than two-factor authentication.</p><p>👉🏾 AT&amp;T now lets you lock down your account to prevent SIM swapping attacks <a href="https://www.theverge.com/news/695916/att-account-lock-sim-swapping-attack" rel="nofollow noopener" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theverge.com/news/695916/att-a</span><span class="invisible">ccount-lock-sim-swapping-attack</span></a></p>
fraggle<p>On January 15, 1990, a single line of buggy C code brought down AT&amp;T's entire long-distance network for 9 hours, affecting 75 million phone calls. The culprit? A misplaced "break" statement in a software update for their 4ESS switching systems. The disaster began when a switch received a second call-attempt message while it was already in the middle of resetting its internal logic - something the software wasn't designed to handle.<br>Here's the kicker: the bug was in error-recovery code that was supposed to make the system MORE reliable. When the switch's software encountered this unexpected second message during reset, it couldn't process the conflicting instruction and declared its own processor "insane." To prevent spreading the problem, the switch shut itself down and notified other switches it was out of service. But when it came back online and started sending normal call processing messages again, those messages arrived at neighboring switches that were themselves in the middle of resetting after hearing about the outage - triggering the exact same bug nationwide.<br>The incident taught the telecom industry crucial lessons about software testing and gradual rollouts. AT&amp;T had tested the code extensively, but never under the specific real-world conditions that triggered the bug. It also demonstrated how a single line of code could paralyze critical infrastructure that millions of people depended on daily.<br>This event helped shape modern software deployment practices and redundancy planning that we still use today.<br><a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/att" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>att</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/softwarebug" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>softwarebug</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/telecom" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>telecom</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/infrastructure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>infrastructure</span></a> <a href="https://1.6.0.0.8.0.0.b.e.d.0.a.2.ip6.arpa/tags/cascadingfailure" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener" target="_blank">#<span>cascadingfailure</span></a></p>
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