Edward Snowden claims that the NSA and GCHQ were able to breach the networks της Gemalto, του μεγαλύτερου κατασκευαστή καρτών SIM στον κόσμο. Με το συγκεκριμένο hack απέκτησαν πρόσβαση στα κλειδιά κρυπτογράφησης των καρτών.
The hack as mentioned above was conducted by an NSA and GCHQ team. The information on the attack is revealed by a document from 2010 from GCHQ.
Gemalto manufactures SIM cards for AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon, Sprint and many more. In total, it manufactures cards for approximately 450 telecommunications providers worldwide.
According to his leak Edward Snowden, stolen encryption keys enable secrets services the monitoring mobile communications without permission from the telephone companies. They also bypass the need for a warrant and intercept without leaving traces that can be traced by wireless carriers.
Gemalto, for her part, says she did not know about the hack until it was published by Intercept.
"I'm very upset and worried about what has happened," said Paul Beverly, Gemalto 's executive vice president. "What I want you to understand is what kind of impact it will have on any of our customers."
