Message-ID: <20230309212831.GA1720183@telecomdigest.us> Date: Thu, 9 Mar 2023 16:28:31 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Mini-TCPA Laws You Should Know And That May Be Coming Soon In 2023 By Brooks R. Brown (Boston) , W. Kyle Tayman (Washington), Christina L. Hennecken (Boston) and Briana Adams-Seaton (New York) In April 2021, the US Supreme Court issued its decision in Facebook v. Duguid narrowly construing the Telephone Consumer Protection Act's (TCPA) "automatic telephone dialing system" definition. In so doing, the Supreme Court effectively brought an end to the flood of TCPA lawsuits alleging violations of the statute's restrictions on calls and texts made with an autodialer. Just two months later, however, Florida responded to the Supreme Court's decision by enacting a "mini-TCPA" that broadly (and vaguely) restricts certain telemarketing calls and texts made to Florida residents (and other persons in Florida) using an "automated system for the selection or dialing of telephone numbers." The effect in Florida has been a substantial uptick in lawsuits targeting allegedly unwanted telemarketing calls and texts made with an autodialer. Now, more states are following Florida's lead of tightening telemarketing restrictions by enacting or proposing their own mini-TCPA laws. Companies engaged in telemarketing by call or text in any of these states should be aware of these new and emerging laws. As detailed below, these laws impose stricter prohibitions than the TCPA, contain the same (or greater) penalties for violations (e.g., 500ドル to 1,500ドル per violative call or text), and employ potentially broader definitions of what constitutes an autodialer, as the Florida mini-TCPA does. As more states follow and expound on Florida's lead, there is likely to be increased mini-TCPA litigation at the state level. https://www.mondaq.com/article/news/1290090?q=1803232&n=722&tp=2&tlk=8&lk=23 -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)

Message-ID: <tug87r24ドルidf2ドル@dont-email.me> Date: 10 Mar 2023 16:42:18 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: AT&T informs 9M customers about data breach The company’s marketing vendor suffered a security failure in January and exposed CPNI data that included first names, wireless account numbers, wireless phone numbers, and email addresses. By Apurva Venkat AT&T is informing customers about a data breach at a vendor’s system that allowed threat actors to gain access to AT&T’s Customer Proprietary Network Information (CPNI). The incident came to light after customers posted the email communication from AT&T on community forums to know if it was legitimate or email fraud. https://www.csoonline.com/article/3690609/att-informs-9m-customers-about-data-breach.html -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)

Message-ID: <tug82i24ドルidf1ドル@dont-email.me> Date: 10 Mar 2023 16:39:30 -0500 From: Bill Horne <malQRMassimilation@gmail.com> Subject: Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, and Dish have all been targets of hacks this year By Mike Dano 2023 is shaping up to be the year of telecom hacks. All of the big 5G operators in the US – Verizon, T-Mobile, AT&T and Dish Network – have been involved in some kind of security incident already this year. Broadly, the situation doesn't come as a surprise. Hacks and other cybersecurity troubles have become de rigueur among corporate America in recent years as aging IT infrastructure struggles to withstand dramatic increases in the scope and scale of cyber attacks. https://www.lightreading.com/security/verizon-atandt-t-mobile-and-dish-have-all-been-targets-of-hacks-this-year/d/d-id/783768 -- (Please remove QRM for direct replies)