Susan Landau: Data Retention? News of the World Demos the Risks
For those of us in communications security, the events across the pond are
mesmerizing -- and all too familiar. It started with a common problem --
insecurity. In this case, it was the access mechanism for voice mail
messages. At the time the hacking began, two of the three major carriers --
O2 and Vodafone -- allowed customers to use a preset PIN for accessing cell
phone messages. The predictable result: many users didn't change the
default, and so the hackers -- people hired by *News of the World* and other
News International papers -- tried the limited number of default numbers.
Often they got in.

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