[Cryptography] "60 Minutes" hacks Congressman's phone

[Fedor Brunner]

Kevin W. Wall:
> On Mon, Apr 18, 2016 at 10:23 AM, Henry Baker <hbaker1 at pipeline.com> wrote:
>> FYI --
>>
>> http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-hacking-your-phone/
> [big snip]
>> Rep. Ted Lieu: You cannot have 300-some million Americans-- and really, right,
>> the global citizenry be at risk of having their phone conversations
>> intercepted with a known flaw, simply because some intelligence agencies might
>> get some data.  That is not acceptable.
> 
> If these are the same SS7 vulnerabilities that were widely discussed
> in the WP (e.g.,
> https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/the-switch/wp/2014/12/18/german-researchers-discover-a-flaw-that-could-let-anyone-listen-to-your-cell-calls-and-read-your-texts/)
> and other new media outlets in Dec 2014 (and it certainly sounds like
> it) then the
> only explanation is the that intelligence community are responsible
> for they still
> not being fixed. Thinking these vulnerabilities will remain secret is
> foolish. Lieu is
> right; those people should be fired.
> 
> -kevin
> 

There is an interesting video describing the details of SS7 manipulation:

SS7: Locate. Track. Manipulate.
You have a tracking device in your pocket

Tobias Engel

https://media.ccc.de/v/31c3_-_6249_-_en_-_saal_1_-_201412271715_-_ss7_locate_track_manipulate_-_tobias_engel