Imagine a world in which a low-budget hackers can track your every move, listen to your calls, read your texts, drain your bank account, and so on. All of this without leaving their rooms, and from a continent away. Imagine no more.28 ago 2017
Is SS7 still vulnerable 2020?
Now even your bank account is vulnerable as well. Hackers could bypass SMS two-factor authentication to drain bank accounts.
Is it possible to hack SS7?
From a mobile service provider perspective, once your network's SS7 protocol is successfully compromised, hackers are privy to your subscriber's personal information. They can access text messages, phone calls, track device location, and all without your or the subscriber's knowledge.26 ene 2020
Who uses SS7?
The SS7 network and protocol are used for: Basic call setup, management, and tear down. Wireless services such as personal communications services (PCS), wireless roaming, and mobile subscriber authentication. Local number portability (LNP)
Does 5G use SS7?
SS7 is still the dominant protocol technology in use, and although Diameter adoption is growing, 5G will introduce HTTP/2 to the Mobile core. Never before were Mobile networks so vulnerable to attacks from the connected world.