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Report: NSA, GCHQ Hacked SIM Card Maker Gemalto

2015-02-20 20:03:50| PC Magazine Security Product Guide

A new report claims spies from the NSA and GCHQ hacked Gemalto's computer network and stole encryption keys.

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Report: NSA, GCHQ Hacked SIM Card Maker Gemalto

2015-02-20 18:03:28| PC Magazine Software Product Guide

A new report claims spies from the NSA and GCHQ hacked Gemalto's computer network and stole encryption keys.

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GCHQ, NSA stole Gemalto encryption keys - report

2015-02-20 08:57:00| Telecompaper Headlines

(Telecompaper) US and UK intelligence workers hacked into Sim card maker Gemalto's computer network and stole encryption keys used to protect mobile phone communications privacy around the world, according to a document provided by whistleblower Edward Snowden to The Intercept. The 2010 document from Britain's GCHQ stated that GCHQ operatives, with support from the NSA, mined the private communications of Gemalto engineers and other operators in multiple countries. The bulk theft of encryption keys allow police and other agencies to sidestep the need for a wiretap warrant, as well as unlocking any encrypted communications that is already intercepted but unreadable. Gemalto, which produces about 2 million Sim cards a year and has the motto "Security to be Free", counts among its clients AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile and Verizon in the US and around 450 other operators around the world. Executive vice president Paul Beverly told The Intercept, "I'm disturbed, quite concerned that this has happened. The most important thing for me is to understand exactly how this was done, so we can take every measure to ensure that it doesn't happen again, and also to make sure that there's no impact on the telecom operators that we have served in a very trusted manner for many years."

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Gemalto to Buy SafeNet for $890M

2014-08-08 15:38:49| Telecom - Topix.net

Gemalto , the world leader in digital security, today announced that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire 100% of the share capital of SafeNet, a worldwide leader in data protection and software monetization, from Vector Capital for US$890 million on a debt free/cash free basis.

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