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'SMS of Death' Could Crash Many Mobile Phones

Posted by Soulskill on from the can-we-find-better-names-for-these-things dept.

space_in_your_face writes "Research presented at a conference in Germany last week shows that phones don't even have to be smart to be vulnerable to hackers. Using only Short Message Service (SMS) communications, a pair of security researchers were able to force low-end phones to shut down abruptly and knock them off a cellular network. The trick works for handsets made by Nokia, LG, Samsung, Motorola, Sony Ericsson, and Micromax, a popular Indian cell-phone manufacturer."

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  1. Ahhhhhhhhh by Jimpqfly · · Score: 2, Funny

    Peace, at last !
    No more stupid ring tones, no more boss (or wife) calls...
    GREAT !

    1. Re:Ahhhhhhhhh by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

      Peace, at last !

      No more stupid ring tones, no more boss (or wife) calls...

      GREAT !

      Hello quiet my old friend.
      Within the SMS of silence.

  2. Re:So ... by kenrblan · · Score: 3, Funny

    You might need to define vicinity. One option is to send the programmatically SMS of death to every possible combination of mobile phone numbers within you area code. That might hit a few that have roamed outside your area, but would largely accomplish your task.

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  3. No surprises by rsilvergun · · Score: 3, Funny

    I had a cheap Virgin Mobile, and if you looked at it funny it would crash.

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  4. SMS Content? by salmosri · · Score: 3, Funny

    Anyone know what to put in the message? Just for research purposes....