American and British intelligence services were able to hack into the largest manufacturer of SIM cards Gemalto and to obtain the encryption key identification module of the subscriber. The possession of such data allows you to monitor subscribers without their knowledge and without the permission of the authorities and mobile operators.

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American and British intelligence services were able to hack into the largest manufacturer of SIM cards Gemalto and to obtain the encryption key identification module of the subscriber. The possession of such data allows you to monitor subscribers without their knowledge and without the permission of the authorities and mobile operators.

the Information was distributed resource The Intercept with reference to documents obtained by Edward Snowden. Clients Gemalto are American AT&T, T-Mobile, Verizon and Sprint, as well as 450 mobile operators worldwide. Each year the company produces 2 billion SIM cards.

As of the dated 2010 documents obtained data allowed intelligence agencies to decode transmitted via cellular networks to information that was previously impossible. In Gemalto stated that he did not know about hacking up until The Intercept is not turned to them for comments. Initiated the proceedings were not allowed to find confirmation of information about unauthorized access to the internal network of the company.

the American NSA and British government communications Centre (GCHQ) has refused to comment.