Mobile phone GSM encryption cracked
The BBC has reported that a German computer scientist has cracked and published details of the encryption algorithm used to protect calls using the GSM mobile phone network worldwide.
This means, at its worst, that the private conversations of four billion mobile phone users can be easily listened in on by criminals or even the authorities.
The BBC has reported that a German computer scientist has cracked and published details of the encryption algorithm used to protect calls using the GSM mobile phone network worldwide.
This means, at its worst, that the private conversations of four billion mobile phone users can be easily listened in on by criminals or even the authorities.
