An encryption expert, Karsten Nohl, said that by breaking and publicizing the code, he showed that existing security is inadequate.

While your phone’s encryption protects the files on the device, plenty of data finds its way out into the ether.

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The cloud-based app will encrypt each voice or text exchange between two devices using a unique code, Deutsche Telekom said in a statement.

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GSM encryption cracked: expert reveals vulnerabilities in mobile phone security, urging operators to enhance protections.

An algorithm from the 1990s used to encrypt mobile phone data was deliberately weakened to allow eavesdropping, claims a team of cryptanalysts. It is possible the flaw could still allow access to ...

The German encryption expert points to evidence that mobile phone protections were made to be broken.

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BERLIN (The NYT) -- A German computer engineer said Monday that he had deciphered and published the secret code used to encrypt most of the world’s digital mobile phone calls, saying it was his ...