GSM encryption cracked, code available on BitTorrent

It was recently reported that a German computer engineer outlined his plans to to crack GSM encryption and make his results public. Well now, he's actually done it. The New York Times is reporting that Karsten Nohl has cracked and published the "secret" code used by 3.5 billion of the 4.3 billion wireless connections across the world. The code was developed in 1988 and is used to encrypt 80% of worldwide mobile calls. It is now publicly available via BitTorrent, leaving GSM calls vulnerable to eavesdropping.  It's important to mention that the A5/1 algorithm that was cracked is the older, and less secure, 64-bit version.  Read full story...


 


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