[Arm-netbook] GSM Modem hacks?

Derek LaHousse dlahouss at mtu.edu
Sat Jul 7 01:11:13 BST 2012


>  you're aware that mobile phones are also vulnerable to remote
> hacking?  not the smartphone's processor, but the *actual GSM or 3G*
> processor.  i learned recently that a requirement of all mobile phones
> is to allow arbitrary remote code to be downloaded over-the-air to the
> Radio ROM's processor.  in this way the mobile phone can be turned
> into a remote monitoring system, providing remote access to whatever
> features the phone has.  so it's also quite likely that the phone,
> even when it *appears* to be switched off, could provide access to
> audio data as well as positional data (*1)

Luke, do you have links?

Derek




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