SS7 or Signaling System 7: Two journalists from '60 minutes' wanting to find out how safe our phones have been asked by Security Research Labs professionals to break the iPhone of Ted Lieu, a member of the Congress and the House of Commons on IT Surveillance and Reform, who agreed to be the group's experimental.
The professionals at Security Research Labs have proven that no device is safe since they can have it access to "safe" data having only one phone number.
With the phone number alone, the team was able to hear and record Lieu phone calls, track all its movements, see its contacts, and create a log of all incoming and outgoing calls.
The best; …the hack performed on Lieu's device can work on any phone, from any carrier, any operating system, and all thanks to a security flaw in a feature you've probably never heard of.
Signaling System 7 (or Signaling System 7 – SS7) is a global one network which connects all phone carriers around the world into a single hub.
The hack exploits a known security flaw in SS7, which has proven to be relatively difficult to determine due to the way the 7 Signaling System works.
Currently, the 7 Signaling System is used by all cellular networks in the world, so vulnerability affects all devices from any provider around the world.
Are you still wondering how the NSA can monitor us?
For technical details read the PDF below.
