Security researchers have discovered a vulnerability in eSIM technology used in virtually all smartphones and many other internet-connected, smart devices.
In theory, the flaw could have been abused to intercept or manipulate communications, extract sensitive data, inject malicious applets, and more. There are more than two billion eSIM-enabled devices that could be potentially impacted by this flaw, which includes smartphones, tablets, wearables, and countless IoT devices that rely on Kigen’s eUICC technology.
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Source: TechRadar News
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