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[ PRIVACY Forum ] GPS vulnerability could allow hackers to track,
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Fri Jul 27 14:37:54 2012
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2012 11:23:30 -0700
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GPS vulnerability could allow hackers to track, take over smartphones
http://j.mp/PH7SRS (The Verge)
"A GPS weakness could allow hackers to remotely track smartphone users,
or even completely take over mobile devices, University of Luxembourg
researcher Ralf-Phillip Weinmann reported last night at Black Hat.
Instead of directly using GPS satellites, most mobile devices receive
much faster assisted GPS (A-GPS) signals from cellular networks to
determine approximate location. However, Weinmann discovered that
these A-GPS messages are transmitted over a non-secure internet link,
and could be switched for messages from an attacker."
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