RE: GSM has been Cracked
July 14, 2011 at 10:59 am
(This post was last modified: July 14, 2011 at 11:01 am by Jaysyn.)
(July 14, 2011 at 8:25 am)williamjacob Wrote: The cracking of GSM “encryption” has been making the inter-rounds lately, and this week on the Security Now! Podcast, Steve Gibson takes a look at how badly it’s broken, and what the potential risks are. In simple terms, it means what you say on your iPhone — or any GSM phone, which includes all phones on AT&T, T-Mobile, Rogers, and almost all phones internationally — can be intercepted, decrypted, and listened to if a person has several thousand dollars worth of equipment and the motivation to do it.
Nice thread necromancy, bot.
EDIT: Wow that was a fast banning.
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