Researchers Uncover Over 100 Security Flaws in LTE and 5G Networks

by Justin Erickson

Security researchers have identified more than 100 vulnerabilities affecting LTE and 5G networks, some of which could be exploited to disrupt cellular connectivity on a city-wide scale. Some of these vulnerabilities can be exploited by any mobile device without authentication, allowing even devices without SIM cards to initiate attacks by sending a malformed packet sequence during the process of the cellular connection. These researchers published a paper where they share how they discovered these vulnerabilities. The PDF is linked below.

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