Vulnerability in the WIB SIM-browser allows attackers to take control of millions of mobile phones around the world

From ehackingnews.com

Previously, E Hacking News reported on the Simjacker vulnerability, which allows to monitor the owners of the phones.

Simjacker is the first real attack where the malicious instructions are sent directly in the SMS message. Interestingly, messages are not stored in either inbox or outbox, so everything happens completely unnoticed by the victim.

According to the researchers, attackers can exploit the vulnerability regardless of the brand of the user’s device. A similar vulnerability was recorded on devices of many manufacturers, including Apple, Samsung, Google, HUAWEI and others.

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