Source: Active 4G LTE vulnerability allows hackers to eavesdrop on conversations, read texts, and track your smartphone location
Zhang Wanqiao, a Chinese researcher from Qihoo 360 has demonstrated an active 4G LTE vulnerability that allows any dedicated attacker to intercept your calls and texts as well as track your location. The hack was demo’d yesterday at the Ruxcon security conference in Melbourne, Australia. This 4G vulnerability is currently exploitable on any LTE network and is based off a little-known “fail-safe” that is supposed to only be used during emergencies, such as natural disasters, when individual cell phone towers are likely to become overloaded and redirection may be necessary. However, there might be a simpler reason as to why this 4G vulnerability is still active and there are no plans to fix it… One word: “Stingray.”
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