News, Cellphone security code breached. (T-Mobile, Verizon, computer, AT&T)

[JD59]

BERLIN, Dec. 28 (UPI) -- A German computer engineer said Monday he had published the code used to secure privacy in most of the world's cellphones to push for security upgrades.

By publishing the secret code, "this shows that existing … security is inadequate," said Karsten Nohl, who divulged his work in Berlin at the Chaos Communication Congress, a convention for computer hackers, The New York Times reported.

Cellphone security code breached - UPI.com

[WillysB]

The encrypted code was developed in 1988 by the GSM Association in London.

GSM, for U.S. purposes is primarily AT&T, T-mobile, other SIM users. Verizon, Sprint, Virgin Mobile, probly others are CDMA.

I've never used a GSM phone service.