#T mobile sim card hack license
"The T-Mobile breach is of great concern, especially for the 40 million people whose names, Social Security numbers and driver's license details were exposed," said Adam Levin, founder of CyberScout and host of the podcast "What the Hack with Adam Levin." Stolen ID information can be used for all sorts of nefarious activities including enabling crooks to open a credit card in your name, apply for jobless benefits using your ID, rent an apartment, get a job using your Social Security number, file fake tax returns to steal tax refund cash and commit medical identity theft. More: Customers never want to deal with online car seller Vroom again More: Friendly hackers save Ford from potential leak of employee, customer data Hackers, of course, have plenty when they're dealing with stolen Social Security numbers and other ID. Someone who is able to control your phone number can control your online world.
Carriers put safeguards in place but the possibility of outsiders taking over your phone number exists, if the right information is available. Schaffer noted that consumers access a great deal on their phones, making the risks of a SIM-swap -where your phone's number can be stolen - quite concerning. If those numbers get out there, experts warn there's a greater threat that bad actors would be able to take over accounts and possibly access your bank account via the app on your phone at some point. International Mobile Equipment Identity numbers are not as commonly available to crooks, as say your birth date, name and Social Security number, so they can be quite valuable to hackers.
T-Mobile has not said if IMEI numbers - which are unique identifiers tied to your phone - were compromised. It made the climate ripe for fraudsters," Schaffer said. But consumers have to be aware that they now must pay closer attention as more information relating to them could be in the hands of bad actors. Hacking incidents may seem so common that we only pay attention to big ones these days. Their systems are hopelessly insecure".If you keep passwords on your phone - which you shouldn't do - she said you'd want to make sure to delete those passwords, too. There is no reason for people to trust AT&T, Verizon or anyone at this point. He added: "It is very unlikely that this is an issue that is going to be fixed anytime soon. Soghoian added that it's now next to impossible for anyone to fully trust their smartphone. Most people think that 3G and 4G mobile networks have their calls encrypted, and while they might be, but with the keys that the NSA and GCHQ have, it's like they are living "in the phone".Ĭhris Soghoian, Principal Technologist at the American Civil Liberties Union, has said that this new hack by the NSA allows them to "put an aerial up on the embassy in Berlin and listen in to anyone's calls in the area". This is something I talked about in my last OpEd, where the Obama administration needs to address it, and as I said "The NSA needs to be ripped apart, and its powers neutered". With the NSA having these encryption keys in its hands, it has the power to monitor mobile communications "without the approval of telecom companies and foreign governments", reports The Guardian. Gemalto itself operates in some 85 countries around the world, providing SIM cards to over 450 wireless network providers. Considering Gemalto makes SIM cards for companies like AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon, you can begin to see the scope of this hack by the US government agency. The Intercept reported on the news, which has reportedly provided spy agencies with the ability of secretly monitoring gigantic portions of the world's cellular communications, which experts have said is a major violation of international laws. Gemalto makes two billion SIM cards each year, with the NSA hacking into the company and stealing its encryption keys, giving them access to secretly monitor both voice calls and data.
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