CNN reports that the security researcher who detailed a SIM card security flaw that might have put 750 million phones at risk says several carriers have fixed the issue. The hack, revealed last month by Karsten Nohl, the founder of German firm Security Research Labs, exploited a flaw in cards using DES (Data Encryption Standard) to secure data, and allowed the researcher to intercept text messages, make carrier payments, and impersonate the phone's owner.
via The Verge - All Posts http://www.theverge.com/2013/8/2/4581766/carriers-hack-into-their-own-sim-cards-to-fix-security-issue
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