Defcon hackers target cell phone security
By Paul F. Roberts:
Attendees at the annual Defcon hacking conference in Las Vegas might be advised to keep their cell phones powered off at the show, where one prominent security researcher says he will demonstrate a way to transparently intercept and eavesdrop on cell phone calls.
Defcon veterans are accustomed to keeping up their guard during the show. That includes limiting (if not avoiding) Internet access during the show by shutting off wireless Ethernet adapters and steering clear of the hotel network at the Rivera Hotel, which has played host to the show for the past few years. Newbies who test the waters are likely to be hacked and have their visage displayed on the billboard-sized Wall of Sheep. That's just the way it is.
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