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Researcher Hacked Cellphone Location Data In 15 minutes - mothered - 05-19-2018
Greetings to all,
Soon after briefly mentioning cell phone vulnerabilities In this thread, I've coincidentally stumbled across this article pertaining to a researcher exploiting a vulnerability In a cell phone tracking service, whereby he could track the movements of the cell phone's owner In RT (Real Time).
It's quite alarming and certainly a cause for concern.
Quote:A researcher at Carnegie Mellon University and member of its elite hacking team exposed a bug in a cellphone tracking service that allowed him — and potentially countless others — to track Americans in real time using their cell signals.
Robert Xiao said he “stumbled” on the hack after visiting the website of LocationSmart this week to check the company's security measures.
The hack took 15 minutes, Xiao said. After finding the bug, he was able to track anyone.
“If I knew your 10-digit phone number, I could type it in, and I could track you in real time,” Xiao told the Tribune-Review on Friday. “I can watch you moving around. I can watch you driving around. I can watch you going to work and leaving from work.”
Source.
RE: Researcher Hacked Cellphone Location Data In 15 minutes - Vultra - 05-19-2018
I found this article awesome to read. x0rg and a few others tweeting about this.
RE: Researcher Hacked Cellphone Location Data In 15 minutes - mothered - 05-19-2018
This demonstrates that just about any means of communication, Is susceptible to exploitation.
It's just a matter of Identifying the weakest link In the chain.