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CSI Stick grabs data from cell phones (CNet)

CSI Stick grabs data from cell phones (CNet)

Posted Sep 3, 2008 16:40 UTC (Wed) by lmb (subscriber, #39048)
Parent article: CSI Stick grabs data from cell phones (CNet)

So, you lose physical control over unencrypted data, and then someone can copy it. That is news how?


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CSI Stick grabs data from cell phones (CNet)

Posted Sep 3, 2008 19:45 UTC (Wed) by jreiser (subscriber, #11027) [Link]

That is news how? It is news because of the recent rapid ubiquity (only several years) of inexpensive portable radio telephones and associated devices, and the general ignorance of most users regarding the nature of the risks and user's significant exposure to them. The widespread commercial availability of purpose-made "cracking tools" is also newsworthy.

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