How To Compete With NSA By Hacking a Verizon Network Extender 56
New submitter Anita Hunt (lissnup) writes "This snooping hack-in-a-backpack could become a hot Summer accessory, since Reuters reported that 'researchers at iSec hacked into a Verizon network extender, which anyone can buy online, and turned it into a cell phone tower (video interview) small enough to fit inside a backpack capable of capturing and intercepting all calls, text messages and data sent by mobile devices within range.'"
Re:Femtocells insecure? (Score:4, Informative)
They actually run Linux.
And:
"Verizon Wireless released a Linux software update in March that prevents its network extenders from being compromised in the manner reported by Ritter and DePerry, according to company spokesman David Samberg."
http://www.voanews.com/content/reu-researchers-hack-verizon-device/1701880.html [voanews.com]
Re:Buttinsky (Score:3, Informative)