GSM Encryption Cracked
From The Register.com
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/25/gsm_cracked/ »
Mobile snooping for everyone in weeks
German hackers crack GSM encryption
By Bill Ray
Posted in Mobile, 25th August 2009 10:37 GMT
The Chaos Computer Club has told the FT (Financial Times) that in the couple of months it will be releasing code capable of cracking GSM with just a laptop and an antenna.
In comments made to the German edition of the Financial Times, the hacking group claims that governments, and criminals, are already using the technique which can break the encryption used to protect 2G GSM calls in near-real time using existing systems. The group says a public exposure of the technique will take place in the next month or two...
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/08/25/gsm_cracked/ »
Mobile snooping for everyone in weeks
German hackers crack GSM encryption
By Bill Ray
Posted in Mobile, 25th August 2009 10:37 GMT
The Chaos Computer Club has told the FT (Financial Times) that in the couple of months it will be releasing code capable of cracking GSM with just a laptop and an antenna.
In comments made to the German edition of the Financial Times, the hacking group claims that governments, and criminals, are already using the technique which can break the encryption used to protect 2G GSM calls in near-real time using existing systems. The group says a public exposure of the technique will take place in the next month or two...
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