Here i will be showing you ways your sim card can be hacked and how to protect it from hackers. You probably know that your smartphone’s operating system needs to be regularly updated to protect against security vulnerabilities. But your SIM card can be a source of security vulnerabilities too. Here we’ll show you some ways hackers can use SIM cards to gain access to devices, and advice on how you can keep your SIM card safe.

1. Sim jacking
In September 2019, security researchers at AdaptiveMobile Security announced they had discovered a new security vulnerability they named Simjacking. This complex attack targets SIM cards. It does this by sending a piece of spyware-like code to a target device using an SMS message.

If the target opens the message, hackers can use the code to surveil them by spying on their calls and messages and even tracking their location.

The vulnerability works by using a piece of software called S@T Browser, which is part of the SIM Application Toolkit (STK) that many phone operators use on their SIM cards. The SIMalliance Toolbox Browser is a way of accessing the internet—essentially, it’s a basic web browser—which lets service providers interact with web applications like email.

However, now that most people use a browser like Chrome or Firefox on their device, the S@T Browser is rarely used. The software is still installed on a large number of devices though, leaving them vulnerable to the Simjacker attack.

The researchers believe this attack has been used in multiple countries in the last two years, specifying that the S@T protocol is “used by mobile operators in at least 30 countries whose cumulative population adds up to over a billion people,” primarily in the Middle East, Asia, North Africa, and Eastern Europe.

They also believe the exploit was developed and used by a specific private company, which is working with various governments to monitor particular people. Currently, between 100 and 150 people are targeted by this attack per day.

As the attack works on SIM cards, all kinds of phones are vulnerable, including both iPhones and Android devices, and it even works on embedded SIM cards (eSIMs).

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Are we still safe?

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Are we still safe?

Yes bro when we do the right thing to secure ourselves. All you need to do is to take the above steps and secure your sim