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SIM cards vulnerable to hacking, says researcher

2013-07-22 13:44:26| InfoWorld: Top News

Millions of mobile phones may be vulnerable to spying due to the use of outdated, 1970s-era cryptography, according to new research due to be presented at the Black Hat security conference. Karsten Nohl, an expert cryptographer with Security Research Labs, has found a way to trick mobile phones into granting access to the device's location and SMS functions and allow changes to a person's voicemail number.

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