SIM card security compromise

[Anonymous]

Hi,

I don't usually post here anymore, but just wondered if anybody knows whether O2 sim cards are amoungst those manufactured by Gemalto, which are now known to have been compromised by GCHQ.

If so, can we have them replaced with non-snooping versions?

[jonsie]

It would have to be asked and fed back by one of the admin, maybe @Toby ?

More here : http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/technology-31545050

[Toby]

Hi @Anonymous 

Welcome back

I'll look into this for you and report back.

[Anonymous]

Of course if you have nothing to hide as a phone user then what does it matter? ??

Let's face it, governments all across the world are snooping in ways we wouldn't think possible.

[Anonymous]

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@Anonymous wrote:
Of course if you have nothing to hide as a phone user then what does it matter? ??

Let's face it, governments all across the world are snooping in ways we wouldn't think possible.

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As long as you trust the government, (who have a track record of lossing CDs containing sensitive information in the mail), nothing.

Why do we send mail in envelopes?  Why not write everything on postcards?

Infact, why even bother with phones, eh?  I could say goodnight to my girlfriend on the CB, and shout my instructions to my broker from my rooftop.  Doesn't matter who overhears me, right?

Mind you, most of my phone calls are in Portuguese, so I'm probably causing more expense and extra work for GCHQ decoding it just to find out it's a load of waffle anyway 

[Toby · Accepted solution]

Hi guys, I asked the rest of the team about this. Gemalto is one of our approved suppliers for SIM cards which is accredited as defined by the GSMA’s security accreditation scheme.

[Beenherebefore]

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@Toby wrote:

Gemalto is one of our approved suppliers for SIM cards which is accredited as defined by the GSMA’s security accreditation scheme.

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Probably that scheme means very little to GCHQ as it wasn't devised to protect against Government agencies.

http://www.gsma.com/technicalprojects/fraud-security/security-accreditation-scheme

[jonsie]

That explains the men in black coats following me around....

[Beenherebefore]

Better than the ones in white coats !! @jonsie 

[MI5]

They are welcome to read my text messages - I guarantee they will soon get bored and move on to someone interesting