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 S@Tattack, 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
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
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
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...]
