-------- Original Message -------- Subject: serious threat models Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:38:09 -0800 (PST) From: Gregory Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Gregory Hicks <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected], [EMAIL PROTECTED] CC: [EMAIL PROTECTED] From: "Steven M. Bellovin" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 21:28:31 -0500 I hate to play clipping service, but this story is too important not to mention. Many top Greek officials, including the Prime Minister, and the U.S. embassy had their mobile phones tapped. What makes this interesting is how it was done: software was installed on the switch that diverted calls to a prepaid phone. Think about who could manage that. http://www.guardian.co.uk/mobile/article/0,,1701298,00.html http://www.globetechnology.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20060202.wcelltap0202/BNStory/International/ --Steven M. Bellovin, http://www.cs.columbia.edu/~smb ------------------------------------------------------------------- I am perfectly capable of learning from my mistakes. I will surely learn a great deal today. "A democracy is a sheep and two wolves deciding on what to have for lunch. Freedom is a well armed sheep contesting the results of the decision." - Benjamin Franklin "The best we can hope for concerning the people at large is that they be properly armed." --Alexander Hamilton ------------------------------------- You are subscribed as [email protected] To manage your subscription, go to http://v2.listbox.com/member/?listname=ip Archives at: http://www.interesting-people.org/archives/interesting-people/
