eSIM Hack Allows for Cloning, Spying

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https://www.securityweek.com/esim-hack-allows-for-cloning-spying/

Details have been disclosed for an eSIM hacking method that could impact many, but the industry is taking action.
Old Java Card vulnerabilities resurface in eSIMs
Research focusing on eSIM security has led to the discovery of a hacking method that could have serious implications.

Embedded SIMs, or eSIMs, have become increasingly common. They eliminate the need for physical SIM cards in mobile phones and other IoT devices that require cellular communications. One important component of the eSIM ecosystem is the embedded Universal Integrated Circuit Card (eUICC), which enables remote SIM provisioning and the use of multiple profiles for connecting to different mobile networks.

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eSIM Hack Allows for Cloning, Spying

Details have been disclosed for an eSIM hacking method that could impact many, but the industry is taking action.

www.securityweek.com

 

[Victor M]

My cell phone still uses a SIM card, it makes me feel left out.

 

[Sorrento]

I still use a physical sim, some of my family went to Thailand for a holiday this year & bought eSIMs I did wonder then if that system could be abused??