eSIM Exposed: How Your Smartphone’s Security Might Be Hanging by a Thread!
Cybersecurity researchers have unveiled a new hacking technique exploiting eSIM technology vulnerabilities, posing significant security risks. The Kigen eUICC card, used in billions of devices, is impacted. While Oracle downplays the danger, experts warn that nation-state actors could exploit these flaws, turning eSIMs into a digital playground for cyber mischief.
Hot Take:
Who knew that our beloved eSIMs had a secret life as double agents? Turns out, they’re not just helping us ditch those pesky physical SIM cards; they’re moonlighting as gateways for cyber snoops. With eSIMs showing their Achilles’ heel, they might need to trade their “e” for an “oops!”
Key Points:
- Security Explorations discovered a hacking technique targeting eSIM technology vulnerabilities.
- The flaw is in Kigen eUICC cards, affecting over two billion SIMs as of late 2020.
- Attackers can exploit the GSMA TS.48 test profile to install malicious applets.
- The vulnerability allows for unauthorized eUICC profile downloads and identity theft.
- Oracle previously downplayed the severity, but findings prove the risks are real.
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