Which Networks Profit from Secret SIMs?
Secret SIMs, also known as white SIMs or Russian SIMs, are marketed as if they can never be tracked or monitored by the police.
Students Get Unlimited Data by Taking SIMs from IoT Car Parking Clamps
‘Barnacle’ car parking clamps adopted by the University of Oklahoma contain SIMs for remote management and location tracking.
Ghanians Will Be Forced to Re-Register SIM Cards
Ghana’s Communications Minister blames telcos and agents for flaws in the current register of SIM cards.
Simjacker Privacy Vulnerability Is Activated by SMS
AdaptiveMobile Security found a security weakness in a legacy app found on many SIM cards. The vulnerability is independent of the user’s handset and 1bn users are potentially at risk.
5G, IoT and SIMs Are a Dangerous Combination
Increasing the speed of transmission and the number of devices connected to a network will magnify the inherent security vulnerabilities of SIM cards.