{"id":615868,"date":"2009-12-29T10:14:13","date_gmt":"2009-12-29T15:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/2009\/12\/29\/g-s-m-encryption-hacked\/"},"modified":"2009-12-29T10:14:13","modified_gmt":"2009-12-29T15:14:13","slug":"g-s-m-encryption-hacked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.com\/index\/615868","title":{"rendered":"G.S.M. encryption hacked"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<p><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/47a32_KarstenNohl2.jpg?w=780\"><br \/>\nKarsten Nohl, a PhD from the University of Virginia, looking dreamy above, has broken <a href=\"http:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/A5\/1\">A5\/1, an algorithm to encrypt G.S.M. cellphone conversation<\/a>. The hack follows a few steps including the use of a distributed key-gathering sytem to capture and decoding of a number of G.S.M. 64-bit encryption keys, the kind of keys that most cellular operators still use.<br \/>\n<span><\/span><br \/>\nThe hack could be negated by upgrading to the 128-bit A5\/3 algorithm, although when cellular providers are cite copyright and the illegality of cellphone intercepts as reasons to ignore Nohl&#8217;s work, as they do in this <a href=\"http:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2009\/12\/29\/technology\/29hack.html?pagewanted=2&amp;_r=1&amp;partner=rss&amp;emc=rss\">NY Times piece<\/a>, you have to wonder if they&#8217;re not actually scared pantsless.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thetechherald.com\/article.php\/200935\/4324\/New-project-uses-distributed-computing-to-break-GSM-crypto\">The Tech Herald<\/a> has much more info on the hack, which began in August, 2009.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/6HR7UWrNEU9rZSq0Tmssbb4g4Ys\/0\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/47a32_di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feedads.g.doubleclick.net\/~at\/6HR7UWrNEU9rZSq0Tmssbb4g4Ys\/1\/da\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/2619e_di\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a><\/p>\n<div>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=bbV_UB3F5Ms:fw91yf8m9nk:V_sGLiPBpWU\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/2619e_crunchgear?i=bbV_UB3F5Ms:fw91yf8m9nk:V_sGLiPBpWU\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=bbV_UB3F5Ms:fw91yf8m9nk:F7zBnMyn0Lo\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/2619e_crunchgear?i=bbV_UB3F5Ms:fw91yf8m9nk:F7zBnMyn0Lo\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/feeds.feedburner.com\/~ff\/crunchgear?a=bbV_UB3F5Ms:fw91yf8m9nk:yIl2AUoC8zA\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/wp-content\/plugins\/wp-o-matic\/cache\/2619e_crunchgear?d=yIl2AUoC8zA\" border=\"0\"><\/img><\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p>Buy This Item: <a class=\"buy\" href=\"http:\/\/www.stoth.com\/buy.php\" ><span style=\"color: #33bc03\">[Click here to buy this item]<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.crunchgear.com\/2009\/12\/29\/g-s-m-encryption-hacked\/\" >Read Original Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Karsten Nohl, a PhD from the University of Virginia, looking dreamy above, has broken A5\/1, an algorithm to encrypt G.S.M. cellphone conversation. 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