New SIM card attack disclosed, similar to Simjacker

A team of security researchers has detailed a second SMS-based attack that can allow malicious actors to track users’ devices by abusing little-known apps that are running on SIM cards. See also 10 dangerous app vulnerabilities to watch out for (free PDF) This new attack, named WIBattack, is identical to Simjacker, an attack disclosed at the start of the month by mobile security firm AdaptiveMobile.

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