DECT WIRELESS EAVESDROPPING MADE EASY

Security bypass attack

Conversations relayed through cordless household phones might be far easier to snoop upon than previously suspected

A new attack against phones based on DECT (Digital Enhanced Cordless Telecommunication) technology – demonstrated during the Chaos Communication Congress in Berlin earlier this week – might be carried out cheaply using off-the-shelf kit, together with a little know-how. A modified $30 VoIP laptop card running on a Linux portable were used to demonstrate the attack, which relies on using specially outfitted equipment to impersonate legitimate wireless base stations.

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