How easy is it to hack a cellular network

It was last year when a new method of attack on cellular networks was discovered. It requires neither costly radio scanners nor PC powerhouses and is available to virtually anyone. Besides, carriers have no practical means of protecting against this type of attack.

The compromise is based on the attack on SS7 – a signalling system used by cellular networks and developed back in 1970s. In other words, the era of the first electronic telephone switches.


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