WIBattack, a Simjacker-like vulnerability, could enable attackers to take over a mobile handset

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WIBattack can compromise a target device by sending a text message to run malicious instructions on the SIM card

Security researchers at Ginno Security Lab have uncovered another SIM-based attack, dubbed WIBattack, that they claim could enable attackers to take control of key functions of a handset. Accord...

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