Showing posts with label Hack. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Hack. Show all posts
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GSM SIM Card is Finally Hacked, Puts 750 Million Users at Risk
The SIM was one of the few common things in tech which were considered impossible to hack. Until now. Karsten Nohl of Security Research Labs (based out of Germany) has finally got a way past the 56-digit unique code and found a simple process which leaves an estimated 750 million SIM cards at risk.
The research was done on a 1000 SIM cards and only the ones which were using the old DES (Data Encryption Standard) standard were found vulnerable. Cracking them is super-easy and takes just 2 minutes. A message is sent to the target SIM card while disguised as the carrier. In response, a message is received containing information needed to find a way past the 56-digit code or the digital key which can allow the hacker to take control of the target SIM.
After getting this information and taking control, the intruder can easily listen to your calls, send text messages and in short, have control over every form of data on your SIM card.
Mr. Nohl said:
“We can spy on you. We know your encryption keys for calls. We can read your S.M.S.’s. More than just spying, we can steal data from the SIM card, your mobile identity, and charge to your account.”
In all, about 25% of the SIM cards which were tested were found susceptible to such penetration. Newer technologies like NFC might be at risk too.
D.E.S. encryption, which is vulnerable to such hacks – is used on about half of the about six billion cellphones. Over the past decade, most operators have adopted a stronger encryption method, called Triple D.E.S., but many SIM cards still run the old standard.
The GSM Association hasn’t confirmed this just yet though as it will investigate the case first but if this, in any way is true, it will pose some serious threats to people using SIM card for much more complex purposes than calling and texting. Mobile payments that is.
This Time Telenor's Tameer Bank Gets Hacked
Below is the screenshot of defaced home page of Tameer Bank:
Tameer Bank, which is majorly owned and operated by Telenor Pakistan, was tonight hacked by Xploiter, the same hacker who has hacked and defaced over 4 banks in just past one week.
This hacking spree over the last few days has hit almost all major banks of Pakistan. And the message has been quite clear: Secure the websites and infrastructure.
It merits mentioning here that EasyPaisa, one of the largest branch-less banking solution in the world, is jointly operated by Telenor Pakistan and Tameer Bank.
Exploiter once again emphasized the lack of security that resulted into all these hacks. While defacing the homepage of Tameer bank, hacker left following message:
You Didn’t Got Lesson after PKNIC , Soneri Bank and Habib Bank , Allied bank , MCB ‘s infrastructure was Hacked ?Yesterday i got a News Cyber Act gonna be pass in National Assembly But There Must be a Law for Website developement Cyber Act Going to be Passed Next Month! But There Must be a Law for websites Construction Same Like Building’s Construction.Poorly Coded Pakistani Websites should not be passed to Be Published, Same Like poorly constructed houses are not passed You Know what I mean, If you add it to your Cyber Act 90% of your Cyber Space will be Secured ! ThinkSecured Pakistani Cyber Space Zindabad ! !
Senior Pakistani Hackers Were Here :.
Here is the Zone-H mirror: http://zone-h.com/mirror/id/20333805
