Vodafone Hack: Femto Cell Exploit for Unauthorized Call Access

THC claims it can listen to any call, use other accounts to make calls and access the victim's voice mail. Hackers have claimed that they have successfully re-engineered a standard consumer hardware available from Vodafone store to intercept calls and gain administrator access into other user accounts. The Hacker's Choice (THC) said in a blogpost https://thcorg.blogspot.com/2011/07/vodafone-hacked-root-password-published.html that their engineers managed to reverse engineer Femto Cell into a full blown 3G/UMTC/WCDMA interception device.

A Femto Cell is a tiny home router which boosts the 3G Phone signal. It is available from the Vodafone Store to any customer for 160 GBP, said THC

THC said that engineers exploited a design flaw and got full control of the Vodafone UK network.

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