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German Hacker Cracks Cell Phone Code

Expert warns 80% of cell phones lack proper protection

By Rob Quinn,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 30, 2009 4:36 AM CST

(Newser) – A German hacker says he and his team have managed to crack the code that has protected most of the world's cell phone conversations for over 20 years. Karsten Nohl told a hackers' conference in Berlin that cracking the encryption code for GSM communications—which...   Read full story »

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