Last week I brought you a story on UK and US intelligence types hacking into a company called Gemalto who makes among other things, SIM cards for mobile phone carriers, and gaining the ability to eavesdrop on millions of smartphone users because of the hack. Today, Gemalto came out with a statement that basically says that the SIM cards that they produce are still secure despite this hack:
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is devoting the necessary resources to investigate and understand the scope of such sophisticated techniques. Initial conclusions already indicate that Gemalto SIM products (as well as banking cards, passports and other products and platforms) are secure and the Company doesn’t expect to endure a significant financial prejudice.
The company does plan to hold a press conference to provide more details on this in Paris at 10:30 am on the 25th of February. We’ll see at that point how the company explains the fact that their SIM cards are secure despite this hack. Personally, I am dubious. But I’m willing to let them lay out their evidence to back up their case.
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SIM Cards Still Secure Despite Hack Says Gemalto
Last week I brought you a story on UK and US intelligence types hacking into a company called Gemalto who makes among other things, SIM cards for mobile phone carriers, and gaining the ability to eavesdrop on millions of smartphone users because of the hack. Today, Gemalto came out with a statement that basically says that the SIM cards that they produce are still secure despite this hack:
Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is devoting the necessary resources to investigate and understand the scope of such sophisticated techniques. Initial conclusions already indicate that Gemalto SIM products (as well as banking cards, passports and other products and platforms) are secure and the Company doesn’t expect to endure a significant financial prejudice.
The company does plan to hold a press conference to provide more details on this in Paris at 10:30 am on the 25th of February. We’ll see at that point how the company explains the fact that their SIM cards are secure despite this hack. Personally, I am dubious. But I’m willing to let them lay out their evidence to back up their case.
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