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Feds Have a High-Speed Backdoor Into Wireless Carrier

Posted by samzenpus on from the all-the-better-to-snoop-with dept.

An anonymous reader writes "An unnamed U.S. wireless carrier maintains an unfiltered, unmonitored DS-3 line from its internal network to a facility in Quantico, Virginia, according to Babak Pasdar, a computer security consultant who did work for the company in 2003. Customer voice calls, billing records, location information and data traffic are all allegedly exposed. A similar claim was leveled against Verizon Wireless in a 2006 lawsuit."

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  1. Wow! by stratjakt · · Score: 5, Funny

    If some guy said it, it must be true!

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  2. Guess who! by Ripit · · Score: 4, Funny
    FTA:

    That suit names Verizon Wireless as the culprit.
    "Can you hear me now?"

    "Yes we can, perfectly clear."
  3. Re:CALEA by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    If you helped install it, then you should learn to shut up on sites like this.

  4. The NSA and FBI are both hiring in the Tech areas by QuantumRiff · · Score: 4, Funny

    If your interested in applying, call your mother and tell her.

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