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Millions of phones 'at risk of hack'
2013-07-22 14:58:44| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
More than half a billion mobile phones are vulnerable to a hack attack because of problem with their Sim cards, according to a leading security researcher.
The humble SIM card has finally been hacked: Billions of phones at risk of data theft, premium rate scams
2013-07-22 14:53:02| Extremetech
It took a long time, but the humble SIM card that sits within your phone, and seven billion others, has finally been hacked. Of the seven billion modern SIM cards in circulation, hundreds of millions are estimated to be susceptible. The hacks allow a would-be attacker to infect your SIM with a virus that sends premium text messages, or records your phone calls -- and, in some cases, access the secure, sandboxed details stored on your SIM by mobile payment apps, giving a hacker access to your bank and credit card details. Now that a proof of concept has been demonstrated, we wouldn't be surprised if billions of other SIM cards are also vulnerable to other attack vectors.
SIM card vulnerability leaves millions at risk
2013-07-22 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news
German researcher claims to have developed hack that could pave the way for fraudulent mobile calls, texts, payments.
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United Kingdom: Farmers warn of fire risk to crops as heat goes on
2013-07-20 21:30:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Crops and heathland across Britain now face the threat of devastating fires as Britain continues to swelter in record-breaking heat. Farmers have urged travellers to take considerable care not to trigger blazes through carelessness over the next few days. The Met Office said yesterday its forecast indicated the hot, sunny weather would continue for much of next week, further drying out woodlands and fields and maintaining conditions that have already triggered mountain blazes in the Welsh valleys...
Japan: Thyroid Cancer Risk Jumps 10-fold for Fukushima Workers
2013-07-20 18:02:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Nature World News: Close to 10 percent of the nearly 20,000 people who have worked at Japan's wrecked Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power station face an elevated risk of developing thyroid cancer, the power plant's operator Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) reported Friday. TEPCO said 1,973 people employed in emergency crews involved in the clean-up since the meltdowns at the nuclear plant were exposed to enough radiation to cause potential problems, the AFP reported. Each of these emergency workers was exposed...
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