How many people will be affected by the secret mobile phone code cracked recently by hackers?
Secret mobile phone code cracked By Maija Palmer, technology correspondent Published: December 29 2009 15:11 | Last updated: December 29 2009 16:17 Computer hackers this week said they had cracked and published the secret code that protects 80 per cent of the world’s mobile phones. The move will leave more than 3bn people vulnerable to having their calls intercepted, and could force mobile phone operators into a costly upgrade of their networks. Karsten Nohl, a German encryption expert, said he had organised the hack to demonstrate the weaknesses of the security measures protecting the global system for mobile communication (GSM) and to push mobile operators to improve their systems. “This shows that existing GSM security is inadequate,” Mr Nohl told an audience of about 600 people at the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin, a four-day conference of computer hackers. “We have given up hope that network operators will move to improve security on their own, but we are hoping that with
Report: Hackers Crack Secret Cell Phone Code Financial Times: German Encryption Expert Publishes Code To Force 80 Percent Of Cell Phone Operators To Upgrade Security LONDON (CBS News) ― CBS News [Click to zoom.] Click to enlarge 1 of 1 A group of hackers trying to force the cell phone industry into upgrading their security claims to have broken and published the code that keeps calls made on billions of phones secret. (File) Jupiter Images Close numSlides of totalImages Related Stories * Hackers Steal U.S., S. Korean Military Secrets (12/18/2009) * Report: Insurgents Hack Into Predator Drones (12/17/2009) * ‘X-Men Origins: Wolverine’ Leaked On Internet (4/2/2009) * Giant Internet Bug Could Wreak Havoc On April 1 (3/28/2009) * Hacked Credit Card Payment System ‘Fixed’ (1/24/2009) Related Links * CBS News Interactive: Cyber Crime A group of hackers trying to force the cell phone industry into upgrading their security claims to have broken and published the code that keeps calls made on b
