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Saturday, December 7, 2013

Data Breach Week, SIMs cracked, carders busted - 60 Sec Security [VIDEO]

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How safe is the SIM in your mobile phone? Could it be remotely infected with malware?

Possibly - watch this week's 60 Second Security and find out more!

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It feels like we just had "Data Breach week", with Apple's Developer Center, Ubuntu Forums, Lakeland and even Stanford University having "better change your password" moments.Crypto researcher Karsten Nohl claims he's found a way to recover remotely the secret key buried in older SIM cards, so he can sign any code he wants and put it on your phone.Five sidekicks of notorious TJ Maxx hacker Albert Gonzalez, currently serving 20 years, have been charged with carding crimes in New Jeresy and New York.

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