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WIBattack, Simjacker’s Sibling

October 1, 2019 By Emil Hozan

If the announcement of Simjacker wasn’t startling enough, yet another SIM-based vulnerability has been released – and it’s been known for four years! Ginno Security Laboratory, a non-profit security research organization, claims to have discovered both [email protected], which is the name they dubbed Simjacker (which is what AdaptiveMobile Security named the exploit), as well as the … [Read more...]

A Silent Mobile Threat: Simjacker

September 13, 2019 By Emil Hozan

This post should not be confused with my previously written article about SIM-jacking and should be taken way more seriously. Researchers at AdaptiveMobile Security recently went public with a new but silent threat: Simjacker. To qualify the more serious threat factor, this attack is advanced and reveals a flaw within SIM card implementations, as well as requiring minimal user … [Read more...]

Everything Your Need to Know About SIM-Jacking

October 17, 2018 By Emil Hozan

Over the past year, we’ve seen reports of SIM-jacking, a particularly malicious attack hackers are using to assume control of victims’ digital and financial lives. What is SIM-jacking and how exactly does it happen? These attacks allow hackers to take over a person’s cell phone number and usually their digital life along with it. Threat actors typically start by social … [Read more...]

Anthem & Sim Heist Updates – Daily Security Byte EP.31

February 25, 2015 By Corey Nachreiner

Two of the latest and biggest information security stories have gotten more interesting. Watch the video to get updates on the Anthem breach and the NSA/GCHQ SIM heist. (Episode Runtime: 2:33) Direct YouTube Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=v6opHgY6XSs EPISODE REFERENCES: Anthem breach affects 8-18M other non-customers - Reuters OTA key from the SIM heist allows NSA … [Read more...]

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