German Hacker Cracks GSM Encryption Code

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Claire Cranton, a spokeswoman for the GSM Association, a London-based organisation that has placed the algorithm, has asserted that Nohl’s attempts were illegal, and that his concerns about the GSM security were simply overstated. Doesn't mean that the guy did not manage to crack the code though.

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