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New attack variant against 4G and 5G networks

These new techniques allow the use of communication intercepting devices again During a recent event dedicated to network security experts, a team of researchers unveiled a set of vulnerabilities in mobile networks that impact 4G and 5G LTE protocols. In their research, entitled “Privacy attacks against 4G and 5G cell phone protocols,” experts say that […]

Critical vulnerabilities affect 3G, 4G and upcoming 5G protocol

An attacker could intercept communication metadata to locate of a mobile phone Network security and ethical hacking specialists reported the discovery of vulnerability in the 5G communication protocol, which will be implemented soon. Apparently this vulnerability is more severe than the previously ones discovered, as it affects the 3G and 4G protocols in addition to […]

LTE and 5G networks could be affected by new vulnerabilities

A group of pentest researchers has demonstrated ability to passively identify session details and perform hijacking, allowing phishing attacks. According to the International Institute of Cyber Security, researchers have found vulnerabilities in LTE standards, which leave users vulnerable to possible attacks, such as determining user identities, determining which websites accessed a particular user and modify DNS traffic, […]