SIM card hacked, could affect "millions of phones"

German cryptographer Karsten Nohl claims to have broken the encryption standard on certain types of SIM cards. The exploit could allow a virus to be uploaded and then carry out payment system fraud, redirect and record calls, and more. Nohl says that cards which are affected vary by country and carrier - since encryption standards vary between countries. According to his estimates about an...

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