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All GSM Phones Open To Attack, Tracking
Trailrunner7 writes "A pair of security researchers has discovered a number of new attack vectors that give them the ability not only to locate any GSM mobile handset anywhere in the world, but also to find the name of the subscriber associated with virtually any cellular phone number, raising serious privacy and security concerns for customers of all of the major mobile providers. The research builds upon earlier work on geolocation of GSM handsets and exposes a number of fundamental weaknesses in the architecture of mobile providers' networks. However, these are not software or hardware vulnerabilities that can be patched or mitigated with workarounds. Rather, they are features and functionality built into the networks and back-end systems that Bailey and DePetrillo have found ways to abuse in order to discover information that most cell users assume is private and known only to the cell provider."
I seem to recall a discussion some time ago involving a carrier - I think it was T-Mobile - who did not want to do business with anyone who wouldn't give them their SSN. Now we find that information is carried openly on the network?
Damn_registrars has no butt-hole. Damn_registrars has no use for a butt-hole.
Wow, and I just thought more about it... straight to -1? Starting score 1, shoulda been karma modifier +1 (but no sign of that), and two troll mods? How'd that post pull that off?
(Karma bonus intentionally turned off on this post 'cause it's off topic.)
Thanks for the good vibes, and risking your karma by posting with your True Name in response to one of the damned.
BTW, someone is definite removing my karma bonus in addition to slapping troll mods on me. Either that or there's some automatic removal of karma bonuses when two troll mods are given.
One wonders about the shitty ways people use power, then you find someone abusing petty powers like this in your own back yard.
Disappointing.