![]() “At all relevant times, Syniverse knew, or reasonably should have known, of the “Syniverse’s negligence in safeguarding Plaintiffs’ and Class Members’ PII is bewildering given the repeated warnings and alerts about the need to protect and secure sensitive data.” “Syniverse could have prevented this Data Breach by properly securing and encrypting the of Plaintiffs and Class Members,” the second complaint read. In the second lawsuit the plaintiffs accused Syniverse of being careless in securing cellphone customers' data, and failing to notify victims of the data breach. Hacking Syniverse will ease access to Google, Microsoft, Facebook, Twitter, Amazon and all kinds of other accounts, all at once," Karsten Nohl, a security researcher who has studied global cellphone networks for a decade, previously told Motherboard.īoth lawsuits, one filed on October 5 nd the other on October 7, accuse Syniverse of failing to secure sensitive personal data of millions of individuals, according to the complaints.Ī Syniverse spokesperson declined to comment, arguing that the company does not “comment on pending litigation.” You can contact Lorenzo Franceschi-Bicchierai securely on Signal at +1 9, Wire/Wickr or email systems have direct access to phone call records and text messaging, and indirect access to a large range of internet accounts protected with SMS 2-factor authentication. ![]() “Syniverse is among the most important telecom firms that nobody has heard of,” Jonathan Mayer, a professor at Princeton University and a former chief technologist at the Federal Communications Commission, told Motherboard in an email.ĭo you work or used to work at Syniverse or another telecom provider? Do you have more information about the Syniverse breach? We’d love to hear from you. But cellphone networks experts, as well as former Syniverse employees said that the hackers could have accessed a breadth of highly sensitive data. The company did not detail exactly what data the hackers accessed, and declined multiple requests for comment asking about the specific extent of the breach. The company disclosed the data breach in a filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission as part of the process to go public. In early October, Motherboard reported that Syniverse had quietly disclosed that hackers had penetrated its networks in May of 2016, and went undetected until May of this year. Both groups of plaintiffs argue that these lawsuits should be considered a class action including all individuals in the U.S. filed two lawsuits against Syniverse, accusing it of being negligent in protecting their data, such as call records, call locations, and text messages. ![]() A group of three and another group of four cellphone users living across the U.S. ![]()
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