Gemalto SIM pirated operators pending … – ZDNet France

According to documents released by Edward Snowden, NSA and GCHQ were hacked in 2010 one of the largest manufacturers of SIM cards for mobile phones, Gemalto, and stolen private keys so that you can intercept communications.

Or Gemalto provides the largest network operators worldwide. The results of the investigation by the SIM card specialist are highly anticipated by these actors. In Australia, Telstra, Optus and Vodafone have confirmed to ZDNet they equipped their SIM phones from the Dutch company.

“Telstra buys SIM cards from multiple suppliers, including Gemalto, the world’s leading manufacturer of SIM cards” soberly commented that operator. “We are in contact with Gemalto and they are investigating these claims. We work with Gemalto to answer all the problems they could identify “he promises again.

The operator, however, ensures that the SIM card encryption level is that one of the various means used to secure network and communications of its customers.

“We can not at this early stage verify the findings of this publication, and we n aircraft no prior knowledge about the operation that led these agencies, “said his side specialist SIM cards.