Your SIM card may be not secure

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Tzupy
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Your SIM card may be not secure

Post by Tzupy » Mon Jul 22, 2013 7:52 am

It appears that a German security researcher, Karsten Nohl, has found a way to hack into some older SIM cards, link:
http://www.extremetech.com/computing/16 ... rate-scams
So if you have an older SIM in your cell phone, it might be wise to get a newer one with triple DES.

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