Every GSM phone needs a SIM card and its scary to think that something that is readily used by so many people can be hacked in as little as TWO minutes. Hit the jump for the full story ..
So apparently after the hacker is done cloaking an SMS so it is for certain it has a carrier an error message following contains necessary info to work out the SIM’s digital key. With just that information somone can send messages, listen in on your phone calls, steal data, and make mobile purchases! The good news is the only SIMs affected are the older data encryption (DES) the bad news is 750 million are still at risk.
