Sunday, February 22, 2015

British and American intelligence hacked worlds largest SIM card manufacturer – Aftenposten

It appears in a British document from 2010 that Edward Snowden has leaked, writes website The Intercept.

Hacking was a joint operation of the two signal followed directions National Security Agency (NSA) in the United States and Government Communications Headquarters (GCHQ) in Britain.

The Dutch company Gemalto stock more than two billion simcard every year for 450 telecommunications companies around the world.

After searching through the private communication to its employees shall spies have gotten hold of the encryption keys to the company. They should make it possible for services to monitor mobile phones without going through telecom operators, writes the website.

Published: 20.feb. 2015 7:51

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