Now we all know that having these awesome devices that pretty much run our lives, can be easily breached and our privacy can be compromised. As much as we try to secure our devices, the carriers play a huge factor in being open to a hacker getting into your device. Well hate to break it to anyone on T-Mobile and AT&T networks, which of course are GSM networks, but it looks like we are more vulnerable to someone hacking into your device, giving whoever decides to do it, complete control of ANY smart phone.
This security flaw was revealed during a hacking convention in Berlin where the head of Germany’s Security Research Labs, a Mr. Karsten Nohl, said that the attacks could be taken to an even bigger scale.
So pretty much the hacker can send text messages, make phone calls, and pretty much mess with the user’s phone and messaging services. So what can be done? That is up to the carriers, in which Nohl also mentioned that these carriers can fill the security hole by updating their outdated software. Pretty scary stuff, but unfortunately it is what comes with these great devices we carry around with us.
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and the person smart enough to be able to do this is slim to you and me, so chances are you wont run into this everyday, giving enough time, to count on the carriers…yea right
Headline Flash: Networks are insecure.
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Come on, this is hardly news! The most secure network device is one that is disconnected. As soon as it is connected then all bets are off.
Look, before mobile networks we had fixed line – and they were compromised. Then we had Internet, and that was compromised. There were TACS, followed by ATACS and then 2G networks that were, yes you’ve guess it, compromised. So why would anyone expect GSM networks to be 100% secure? Perfection does not exist.
Smartphone users are far more vulnerable, and likely to attack, from malware writers. Already we have seen Android Market repeatedly populated with malware. That insecure environment is by far a bigger risk than GSM network hacking.