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Re:4G LTE protocols used by smartphones can be hacked, resea... by pnathan on Wednesday November 09, 2016 @02:31PM (#12913761)
It's my perception that smart phones and their surrounding software, hardware, and protocols are very very hackable outside of the basic kernel and app-level systems.

The baseband cpu is out of your control, the encryption is legendarily bad, the protocols are MITM'able, the kernel is subject to patches from your cell phone company...

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Re:4G LTE protocols used by smartphones can be hacked, resea... by londons_explore on Friday November 11, 2016 @03:38PM (#12934117)
Nearly all phones use a baseband from qualcomm. It has rather poor security. I'm sure if you looked hard enough you could find a remotely accessible one
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