CCC Hackers Break DECT Telephones' Security

Posted by timothy on Tuesday December 30, 2008 @01:13AM from the distibuting-dialtone dept.

Sub Zero 992 writes "Heise Security (article in German) is reporting that at this year's Chaos Communications Congress (25C3) researchers in Europe's dedected.org group have published an article (PDF) showing, using a PC-Card costing only EUR 23, how to eavesdrop on DECT transmissions. There are hundreds of millions of terminals, ranging from telephones, to electronic payment terminals, to door openers, using the DECT standard." So far, the Heise article's German only, but I suspect will show up soon in English translation. Update: 12/30 21:27 GMT by T : Reader Juha-Matti Laurio writes with the story in English. Thanks!

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Ok, somebody has to. by fuzzyfuzzyfungus · 2008-12-30 01:14 · Score: 5, Funny

All your base station are belong to us.
Re:Shouting in German by Opportunist · 2008-12-30 01:53 · Score: 5, Funny

Es gibt Personen die Deutsch verstehen, Du unsensitiver Klumpen!
Germans are people too!

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Re:Shouting in German by JJJK · 2008-12-30 02:40 · Score: 5, Funny

Deutsche Schraegstrichpunkter fuer den Gewinn!