Non-malware endpoint attacks drove GCHQ's hack of Gemalto SIM card keys - and these invisible tools remain popular at the CIA and NSA to this day. It was the biggest hack of SIM card keys and mobile networks ever: The joint NSA/GCHQ breach of the Gemalto SIM card empire, cracking the security of billions of mobile phones and scores of mobile networks worldwide. … [Read more...]
cellXion LTE IMSI Catcher Makes Waves – Quietly
C5IS reviews the cellXion LTE IMSI catcher - and the protracted patent infringement lawsuits that follow the market. Just when we thought privacy sector flak over the venerable IMSI catcher had peaked, cellXion has been outed for its sale of the devices to law enforcement agencies throughout the UK. Far more interesting is what the news did not reveal: … [Read more...]
Will Fixed Wireless 5G and Low Orbit Satellite Redefine ISS?
Fixed Wireless 5G and gigabit Internet via low orbit satellite could up-end fiber optics - and redefine today's ISS industry. With Google rolling out fiber-to-the-premises (FTTP), Verizon acquiring XO Communications to flesh out its local fiber connectivity, and 99 percent of international traffic carried by undersea fiber cables, fiber optic networking would appear to enjoy … [Read more...]
NeoSoft: Falling Down on the LTE IMSI Catcher
Updating our take on Switzerland’s NeoSoft since their move on the LTE IMSI Catcher marketplace -- and Swiss regulators’ threat to crack down on export licensing. When we last looked at NeoSoft in July 2015, the Zurich-based maker of GSM, 3G and CDMA IMSI catchers and decryption devices faced significant challenges. With LTE looming as next big thing, many of the world’s … [Read more...]
Telesoft Data Retention Probe Fingerprints Targets on IPv4 Mobile Nets
A new Telesoft Data Retention Probe that easily manhandles the challenges of monitoring targets on IPv4 mobile networks is now hitting the marketplace. Telesoft’s breakthrough is timely on two counts: public policy and technology. The United Kingdom’s recently enacted Investigatory Powers Bill mandates that all service providers offering Internet connectivity maintain IP Data … [Read more...]