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Huge phone network security flaw lets anyone bug calls and text messages

Source: National Cyber Security – Produced By Gregory Evans

Spy agencies like the NSA and many others aren’t the only ones able to bug your calls and text messages, a new investigation shows. It turns out that anyone with the right equipment and know-how can tap into a carrier’s phone network to access calls and text messages for without the target’s knowledge. DON’T MISS: OnePlus 2 review: There can be only one The news comes from Australia’s 60 Minutes, which spoke to security researchers who have proven that an SS7 inter-carrier network security flaw lets individuals track your cell phone anywhere in the world, and it can also be used to gain access to phone calls and text messages. Anyone with access to a carrier’s phone network would be able to intercept phone calls and text messages, record them, and reroute them to their original destinations, without the cell phone user knowing what’s happening. The key takeaway from the report is that you need to get access to the SS7 portals in order to actually take advantage of the bug, which might be a tough job for regular people. SS7 portals route calls between mobile operators, allowing phones to roam from one country to another. In the wrong hands, access to an SS7 portal can […]

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