5G Vulnerability Shocker: Flaws Could Knock Out Entire Cities!
Vulnerabilities in LTE and 5G implementations could cause city-wide cellular outages, researchers warn. They found 119 flaws, some remotely exploitable, capable of crashing networks with just one small packet. Even Wi-Fi Calling can be a threat, bypassing the need for SIM cards. It’s like breaking into Fort Knox with a paperclip.
Hot Take:
Well, folks, it looks like our cities might be going on a digital diet! With 119 vulnerabilities found in LTE and 5G implementations, it seems like our only hope is to go back to smoke signals and carrier pigeons. Who knew the future of communication would be a blast from the past? Time to dust off those walkie-talkies and start practicing your semaphore skills!
Key Points:
- Researchers found 119 vulnerabilities in open-source and commercial LTE and 5G implementations.
- These flaws could lead to city-wide denial-of-service (DoS) attacks.
- Even unauthenticated devices could exploit these vulnerabilities.
- Wi-Fi Calling services increase the attack scope from anywhere on the Internet.
- Out of 119 flaws, 93 were assigned CVE identifiers, but some companies failed to respond to reports.
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