Re: [ISN] GSM Encryption Broken

From: <jericho_at_dimensional.com>
Date: Mon 13 Apr 1998 - 23:04:07 CDT
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From: Aleph One <aleph1@dfw.net>

> http://www.pathfinder.com/time/magazine/1998/dom/980420/notebook.techwatch.levit24.html
> 	  
>    CODEBREAKERS
>    
>    CRACKED Thought your new digital cell phone was safe from high-tech
>    thieves? Guess again. Silicon Valley cypherpunks have broken the
>    proprietary encryption technology used in 80 million GSM (Global

God. There is nothing I hate more than crappy journalism. Mr McCullagh is
wrong. "Crooks" cannot scan the airwaves and remotely tap into a call via
the methods described by the Smartcard Association people. What they can do
is close the smart card (SIM) inside a GSM phone in several hours if they
obtain physical access to the device.

Aleph One / aleph1@dfw.net
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