Researchers say SilentAir used trusted signaling messages (fake network-location updates) to redirect subscribers' calls and texts, and silent test SMS to check interception.
‼️ Hackers hijacked telecom networks across Asia to intercept SMS 2FA codes and spy on mobile users. A newly uncovered espionage group, SilentAir, compromised telecom equipment in at least 6 countries, targeting users primarily in Taiwan. Here's how they pul
A fake network-location update was enough to redirect a victim's calls and texts. SilentAir used trusted telecom signaling messages to make a subscriber's home network send traffic to attacker-controlled equipment.
SilentAir Hackers Intercept Calls, SMS From Inside Mobile Networks
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