Gemalto says NSA SIM card hack might not be so bad after all

Nate Swanner

Late last week, Edward Snowden revealed another bombshell. In his ongoing quest to reveal the scope of NSA spying, he announced the NSA and GCHQ (NSAs UK counterpart) hacked a major SIM card provider, Gemalto, in an attempt to get the keys to your phone. In hacking your phone via the SIM, the NSA and GCHQ would be able to bypass the carriers, and keep a watchful eye on you with no one being the wiser. In response to the report, Gemalto is now saying it might not be a problem at all.

In a blog post on the alleged hack, Gemalto says theyre still knee-deep in checking it out, but at first glance, its a non-issue:

Gemalto, the world leader in digital security, is devoting the necessary resources to investigate and understand the scope of such sophisticated techniques. Initial conclusions already indicate that Gemalto SIM products (as well as banking cards, passports and other products and platforms) are secure and the Company doesn't expect to endure a significant financial prejudice.

If youre not satisfied with that, Gemalto says theyll release a full report on their findings thisWednesday.

The alleged hack took place in 2011, so its entirely possible many affected SIM cards have been cycled out of circulation by now. On the other hand, thats the only hack we were told about. Its equally possible the NSA and GCHQ were executing the same type of hack after 2011.

Source: Gemalto Via: The Next Web

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Gemalto says NSA SIM card hack might not be so bad after all