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> Hacking someone’s phone number is almost impossible to do, as someone would need to steal the physical SIM card or clone it at least. An almost impossible ven
by henningpeters 11y ago
> Hacking someone’s phone number is almost impossible to do, as someone would need to steal the physical SIM card or clone it at least. An almost impossible venture for the majority of fraudsters.
Wiretapping/redirecting SMS is actually surprisingly easy and doesn't require stealing/cloning SIM cards. Not sure how it compares to wiretapping unencrypted IP networks, but based on a demo I saw today I would guess it's easier.
- lgomezma 11y agoAny link with more info to that demo? It sounds interesting.
- henningpeters 11y agoDemo was in RL, hence no link. Search for SS7/MSC attacks for more info.
- lgomezma 11y agoThanks, I will take a look, it seems quite interesting...
- vorian 11y agoYou you could also just trick the phone company into forwarding the voicemail to another phone number. http://www.securityweek.com/exclusive-google-two-factor-authentication-flaw-exposed-google-apps-customers http://www.securityweek.com/exclusive-google-two-factor-auth...