Millions of SIM card Can face hacking Deanger

According to well-known security expert, a drawback of the technology of mobile phone sim card spy for millions of people is creating the risk of theft.




By sending them a special message that explains Carsten Nol SIM showed the way to achieve some digital information.


He warned that criminals could exploit this technique can hear the user's personal or steal their money.

Associated with the mobile industry body GSMA says that he has information about the investigation.

How could Hacking

Nol threats to the safety research laboratory of the initial information on the website of his Berlin-based company has issued.

SIM (Subscriber Identity Module) card user proves his identity by connecting to the network.

The gathered data are very few such characters messages, contact numbers and information attached to the application. It also contains a number of payments and banking services connected ..

Knol that they send messages to a device user has found a way to detect a verification code. .

The message contains the digital signature is fake.



To avoid this, one should not read the verification code, this code was drafted version. But nearly half of the cases they base such as Nol 1970 digital encryption standard (DES) was coding system.


Knol believes, "This system was considered safer than ever but is still easy to crack the code. A standard computer "it just crushes you in two minutes."

Nol hacker says it, then it just once hand this information programming language 'Java', written in the SIM can be downloaded malware.

According to the code and then use it to gather information about the hacker takes its meaning.

Moreover, for this Nol also warns you via the SIM These conditions may be put on the monitor.

Nol told the BBC, "sim your calls, SMS and Internet-related the details, which are in code, makes you have found the way."

He says, "The operator argued that it is not possible to call the 3G or 4G - but if you have access to the SIM card, so of course it's possible."

Knol According to their research showed that 8 out of 10 such threats SIM card.

He also said, "In Europe we have to call or send messages, but the use of the SIM card, SIM card mobile banking in Africa so many people do."



Knol via the SIM card all the details of their bank account may be stolen. "

GSMA says that he does not have all the information yet Knol research. If such a course of studying the issue will be resolved.



UN telecom agency - the International Telecommunication Union, said he and other regulatory agencies worldwide to contact government agencies would dread them.