{"id":549863,"date":"2006-08-16T13:16:17","date_gmt":"2006-08-16T13:16:17","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8888\/wordpress\/technology\/549863-foil-hackers-talk-in-code.html"},"modified":"2006-08-16T13:16:17","modified_gmt":"2006-08-16T13:16:17","slug":"foil-hackers-talk-in-code","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mybroadband.co.za\/news\/technology\/549863-foil-hackers-talk-in-code.html","title":{"rendered":"Foil hackers, talk in code"},"content":{"rendered":"

"It is possible to duplicate someone’s SIM card and send and receive calls from that SIM card placed in another phone. <\/font><\/p>\n

"Special tools to read and edit SIM cards are needed and can easily be purchased on the Internet. A cellphone is nothing more than a glorified two-way radio or walkie-talkie," said Nel. <\/font><\/p>\n

"If you can intercept the frequency with a scanner and have tools to decrypt the digital data and are within a good range of the target phone, you will be able to monitor the communication." <\/font><\/p>\n

Nel said someone could steal another person’s identity simply by knowing their cellphone number. <\/font><\/p>\n

"You can then send anyone text messages pretending to be that person. Imagine you receive an SMS from a person you trust asking you to e-mail him or her your credit card number?" <\/font><\/p>\n

Another threat to cellphone data is Bluetooth and infrared connections on phones. <\/font><\/p>\n

"Many remote tools are available to hack into a third party’s cellphone if you can breach the network settings on it. <\/font><\/p>\n

"To prevent this, you need to have your network setting set up in such a way that it will make unauthorised access very difficult if not possible." <\/font><\/p>\n

Nel has one piece of advice for cellphone users: "If you have to discuss sensitive matters over any medium that could be monitored, rather consider talking in code like ‘the person we met yesterday’, the mission we are currently on’." <\/font><\/p>\n

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