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Congressman’s Mobile Hacked – Daily Security Byte EP. 249

April 18, 2016 By Corey Nachreiner

Over the weekend, a 60 Minutes segment covered how a researcher could hack a congressman’s phone just by knowing its number. Sound familiar? It should, because I covered almost the same story last year. Nonetheless, watch today’s video to learn more about the latest research into a weakness in a phone protocol called SS7.

(Episode Runtime: 3:03)

Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6bkjoSi6pyw

EPISODE REFERENCES:

  • 60 Minutes does a piece on mobile phone hacking – 60 Minutes
  • My Security Byte last August covering a similar story – WatchGuard Blog
  • Congressman’s phone hacked via SS7 – The Register

— Corey Nachreiner, CISSP (@SecAdept)

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