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Here's the primary bit the article says about implications: "The two-part flaw, based on an old security standard and badly configured code, could allow hacker
by Figs 13y ago
Here's the primary bit the article says about implications:
"The two-part flaw, based on an old security standard and badly configured code, could allow hackers to remotely infect a SIM with a virus that sends premium text messages (draining a mobile phone bill), surreptitiously re-direct and record calls, and —with the right combination of bugs —carry out payment system fraud."
- muyuu 13y agoAny SIM? Remotely how? through a call or a message? Just trying to figure out the scope of this problem. Journos seem to care more about sensation than facts.
- pbhjpbhj 13y agoFigs summarised, if you want the details can't you read up on it (eg via the article posted)?
- muyuu 13y agoI actually went ahead and read it, and it's extremely obscure. I'm asking just in case someone has a better source. This is basically all the detail about the actual flaw in the article: "In his study, Nohl says just under a quarter of all the SIM cards he tested could be hacked, but given that encryption standards vary widely between countries, he estimates an eighth of the world’s SIM cards could be vulnerable, or about half a billion mobile devices." "his team tested close to 1,000 SIM cards for vulnerabilities, exploited by simply sending a hidden SMS. The two-part flaw, based on an old security standard and badly configured code, could allow hackers to remotely infect a SIM with a virus that sends premium text messages (draining a mobile phone bill), surreptitiously re-direct and record calls, and — with the right combination of bugs — carry out payment system fraud." Seems like it would only affect a very specific subset of mobile phones.