In the past year, security researchers and hackers at the major telecom companies, 75 times, a security issue has been reported. Also, there were 305 false reports. It is not known the number of unique vulnerabilities are reported.
The reports are done after the introduction of the directive responsible disclosure, where the large telecom companies during the past year. Despite the large number of false positives are the telecom companies are positive about the directive, and they go there through, writes branche organization Nederland ICT. KPN, T-Mobile, Tele2, UPC, Vodafone and Ziggo are taking part in the hotline.
Although it is clear that there is a 75 times a beveiligingsgprobleem was reported, it is not known how many unique notifications there are done. “That number we know not,” said Michel van Schie from the Netherlands ICT. There were often multiple reports for the same vulnerability. Also know There are not to say what telecom companies most of the notifications received.
In total, there were 380 notifications are done through the directive, but there were so many false. The directive allows security researchers for reporting security issues with the telecom companies, with the promise that they not report of a break-in will do. But they will then have to cooperate according to the terms and conditions of the telecommunications company. For example, the requirements that the vulnerability is disclosed.