March 16, 2017

Gizmodo.com

Tim Gaertner

Two Dead After T-Mobile 'Ghost Calls' Flood 911 ...

This month, numerous “ghost calls” from T-Mobile numbers flooded 911 call centers in Texas and have been linked to two deaths.

Wall Street Journal

Tim Gaertner

June 4, 2018

Wall Street Journal

Robocallers Target Chinese Speakers in Latest Phone Scam

Tim Gaertner

June 4, 2018

Wall Street Journal

U.S. and Chinese officials have been warning U.S. phone users about the latest robocalling scourge: Chinese-language junk calls.

Tim Gaertner

March 31, 2017

Wall Street Journal

Apple Fixes 911 Flaw in Latest iOS Update

Tim Gaertner

March 31, 2017

Wall Street Journal

Among the changes in an iPhone software update Apple Inc. released this week: a fix aimed at preventing cyberattacks on 911 centers in the U.S.

Tim Gaertner

March 16, 2017

Wall Street Journal

Dallas Says T-Mobile Not at Fault for ‘Ghost’ 911 Calls

Tim Gaertner

March 16, 2017

Wall Street Journal

Dallas officials on Thursday walked back their claim that T-Mobile US Inc. was flooding the city’s 911 system with “ghost” calls, and pointed instead to aging technology and staffing shortages.

Kevin Peckham

March 3, 2017

Wall Street Journal

How a Cyberattack Overwhelmed the 911 System

Kevin Peckham

March 3, 2017

Wall Street Journal

In this article Ryan Knutson from the Wall Street Journal reports on a recent vicious attack of the 911 system.