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American and British spies hacked into the world's largest SIM card manufacturer, compromising the privacy of mobile devices across the world, according to a report that cites newly revealed documents leaked by NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. The documents are dated from 2010.
The hack gave the NSA and British Government Communications Headquarters the "potential to secretly monitor a large portion of the world’s cellular communications, including both voice and data," according to The Intercept .
The company named in the report is Gemalto, a Netherlands company that makes SIM cards, with clients reportedly including Verizon, AT&T, T-Mobile, Sprint and 450 more providers from around the world. The spy agencies obtained encryption keys — which The Intercept described as "the keys to the castle" — allowing American and British government officials to monitor mobile communications, potentially without warrants or wiretaps. Read more...
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