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Malicious SIMs can shut down phones, steal files, and drag 5G back to 2G
Researchers find standards-compliant functionality can be abused to hijack modems, downgrade connections, and even execute code Researchers have found that a malicious SIM card can tell some phones and cellular-connected devices to leak…
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Researchers find standards-compliant functionality can be abused to hijack modems, downgrade connections, and even execute code Researchers have found that a malicious SIM card can tell some phones and cellular-connected devices to leak data, drop to 2G, shut themselves down, or even execute code, all thanks to functionality that's supposed to be there.
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