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New Mobile Phone '0wnage' Threat Discovered
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theb0x
theb0x,
User Rank: Ninja
7/31/2014 | 7:49:45 PM
Re: Naming Names
I bet that Samsung is top of the list. They are well known to delay critical updates to their products and have the most vulnerable bundled software.

Smart phones aren't really that smart at all. There is no ACL in place of which cell tower your device communicates to.

That being said, any smart phone can be compromised using a cell tower simulator to intercept voice/data and push malware enriched firmware to one's device without their knowledge.

 
Marilyn Cohodas
Marilyn Cohodas,
User Rank: Strategist
7/31/2014 | 12:07:35 PM
Naming Names
While the researchers won't name names until their talk next week, they say some vendors' products are less vulnerable than others.

That's information I will be checking back for after Black Hat! Thx Kelly!
Andre Leonard
Andre Leonard,
User Rank: Strategist
7/31/2014 | 11:25:55 AM
Re: Worried
Outstanding observation. If a consumer really needs an app for everything. Then buyer beware.
Whoopty
Whoopty,
User Rank: Ninja
7/31/2014 | 11:17:25 AM
Worried
Hacks like these make me worried that even if we do manage to find a way to stop the governments of the world tracing our calls metadata and content throug ISPs, that they'll just set up snooping stations in between which we can do even less about. 

 
Kelly Jackson Higgins
Kelly Jackson Higgins,
User Rank: Strategist
7/31/2014 | 11:16:39 AM
Re: Mobile Phone Threats 'Ownage'
I'll be interested to see just which vendors are tasked with the patches. Smartphones are such a maze of software, with cellular provider interfaces, hardware manufacturer software, the OS, and apps. 
Andre Leonard
Andre Leonard,
User Rank: Strategist
7/31/2014 | 11:01:06 AM
Mobile Phone Threats 'Ownage'
Let's face it. There will always be people who's mission is to hack, spoof, steal and infect systems. Like the poor, they are not going anywhere. The good news is, this will create opportunites for others to devise patches after the fact.


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