Android phones running on AT&T and Verizon's LTE networks are vulnerable to attack

Thanks to an issue with the Session Initiation Protocol (SIP), employed for voice calls and instant messages over LTE, those rockin’ an Android phone running on AT&T or Verizon, are vulnerable to being attacked. This is the conclusion that appears on an advisory posted by Carnegie Mellon University. The latter based its paper on a report by Korean academics and security researchers. AT&T and Verizon users could be the victims of eavesdropping and data spoofing. While T-Mobile customers were also mentioned as being vulnerable, the carrier says that it has taken care of the issue.

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Android phones running on AT&T and Verizon's LTE networks are vulnerable to attack