Hijack Mobile Phone

Saw tonight on 60 Minutes 2 Guys in Berlin can Hijack any mobile phone anywhere in the world listen to your conversations read your text get all your data passwords the lot.
Remember Angela Merkel (German Canceler) last year.

 

Hi Bill, I wouldn't let it worry me as my cellphone is for emergencies and family texts. There are billions of cellphones in use throughout the world and to hone in on my phone would be quite a feat. If that's all these guys can do - tell them to get a life. Neil.

 

Hi Neil, no I am not worried, I have no secrets on my phone, but you would be surprised how many people do their banking and other sensitive stuff on their mobiles.
They showed a device on which they can detect hackers, they followed it and it stopped opposite the Sydney Stock Exchange.
hawk22

 

Try this one: Stage Fright

 

A good read lj50. A Factory Reset is the answer if your phone gets compromised. Neil.

 

Thanks. Pretty scary stuff.

 

Well, why are they still roaming the streets is the question of the day? I guess that they don't know how to arrest people over there.