Showing posts with label Privacy of Cellphones. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Privacy of Cellphones. Show all posts

Thursday 19 February 2015

The Great SIM Heist: How Spy Agencies Stole Encryption Keys Protecting Privacy of Cellphones

SIM Cards
AMERICAN AND BRITISH spies hacked into the internal computer network of the largest manufacturer of SIM cards in the world, stealing encryption keys used to protect the privacy of cellphone communications across the globe, according to top-secret documents provided to The Intercept by National Security Agency whistleblower Edward Snowden.