Huge phone network security flaw lets anyone bug calls and text messages

[Wireless News]

Spy agencies like the NSA and many others aren’t the only ones able to bug your calls and text messages, a new investigation shows. It turns out that anyone with the right equipment and know-how-can tap into a carrier’s phone network to access calls and text messages for without the target’s knowledge. DON’T MISS:-OnePlus 2 review: There can be only one The news comes from Australia’s 60 Minutes, which spoke-to security researchers who have proven that an SS7 inter-carrier network security flaw lets-individuals track your cell phone anywhere in the world, and it can also be used to gain access to phone calls and text messages. Anyone with access to a carrier’s phone network would be able to intercept phone

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