Be Careful 500 Million Mobile Threatened Burglarized By Hacker

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Boston, USA - Organization of the United Nations (UN) warned about the security hole in the SIM card that is enough dangerous. The hole it is could potentially allow hackers to attack phones from long distance with a target of at least 500 million phones.

Hackers potentially take over the SIM card in the phone to do financial crime or electronic surveillance. The hole it is found a German security firm, Security Research Lab.

International Telecommunications Union (ITU), the telecommunications world institutions that shelter under the United Nations, said that this findings are very significant and noteworthy.
"The findings showed on we are about cyber security risks," said Hamadaoun Touré, ITU Secretary-General. It will warn the telecommunications regulator in the 200 countries related to the threat.

As for the GSM Association, the institution that shaded approximately 800 mobile operators around the world, is also currently researching the hole it. Likewise with Gemalto NV, the company from maker of the world's largest SIM card.

Karste Nohl, researchers from the Security Research Lab declare the possibility of hacking action applies only to the SIM card that uses the old encryption technology that are called as DES. Estimated, there are 500 million cell phones that still use the standard.
Karsten explained, there are loopholes that allow hackers got a digital lock SIM card to modify it. Hacking process can be done in just two minutes only.

"We can spy on you. We know the encryption to do calls. We can read the SMS. Not only lurk, we can also steal data from the SIM card, as well as the identity of the phone," he said.

"If you have a MasterCard or PayPal number in the phone, we can get it too," he added.

Hackers can only access the data that is stored in the SIM card. So that the SIM card is stored outside the relatively safe.

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