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Rep. Ted Lieu, D-Calif., asked the FCC this week to step up its investigation of a Signaling System Seven (SS7) flaw following reports of alleged Russian hacking of members of the U.S. Congress.
The weakness in SS7 came to light again in April when CBS’ 60 Minutes reported that hackers need nothing more than a phone number to listen to phone calls, read text messages and track users’ location. The hack was demonstrated by security researcher Karsten Nohl, who tracked a new iPhone that 60 Minutes gave to Lieu for the broadcast.
As I have written recently, the $70 billion-per year global arms trade doesn’t get nearly enough coverage given its size, scope and devastating consequences. But a new report by the London-based charity Action on Armed Violence (AOAV) offers an important exception to that rule.
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WASHINGTON - Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) released the following statement in response to reports about serious security vulnerabilities in Apple’s iOS operating system. So-called ‘digital arms dealers’ have developed software that can expose a phone user’s location, passwords, text messages, emails, calls and contact lists.
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WASHINGTON - Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement regarding the National Park Service’s Centennial.
Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Cal.) is pushing the Federal Communications Commission to speed up an investigation into a phone security flaw in light of a stolen database of Democratic congressional contact information being posted online.
On Tuesday, Lieu sent a letter to FCC Chairman Tom Wheeler asking the FCC to “expedite” its look into flaws in the Signaling System Number 7 (SS7) protocol.
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WASHINGTON – Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) has requested that the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) expedite its investigation into the Signaling System Number 7 (SS7) cell phone protocol security flaw and update victims of the recent Democratic and Republican campaign hacks on its findings to date.
A bipartisan quartet of lawmakers is circulating a letter that seeks to delay a pending arms sale to Saudi Arabia.
The lawmakers are targeting the arms sale as part of their opposition to U.S. support for the Saudi-led bombing campaign in Yemen against Iran-backed Houthi rebels.
Lawmaker criticism of U.S. support for the campaign has recently grown louder, following Saudi airstrikes that hit a school and a hospital, killing dozens of civilians.
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WASHINGTON – Today, Congressman Ted W. Lieu (D | Los Angeles County) issued the following statement in response to the Santa Monica City Council’s adoption of a resolution to close the Santa Monica Airport as soon as legally permitted. The resolution also calls for the adoption of a policy to establish exclusive public proprietary Fixed Based Operations (FBO) Services. The measure was passed by the City Council on Tuesday, August 23, 2016.
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Online at The Intercept, reporter Ben Norton covers Rep. Lieu’s serious concerns over U.S. backing for the Saudi-led war in Yemen.
Anti-war advocates are launching an 11th-hour bid to stop U.S. Congress from approving a $1.15 billion arms sale to Saudi Arabia in its fight against Houthi rebels in Yemen, which was announced earlier this month.
Chief among them are the activist group CODEPINK and U.S. Rep. Ted Lieu (D-Calif.), who are calling on Congress to block the sale at least long enough to give lawmakers time to "give these issues the full deliberation that they deserve."