Wednesday, February 25, 2015

Gemalto hack probe finds no massive privacy leak

A Dutch SIM-maker allegedly targeted by British and U.S. spying agencies said it believes there was a hacking operation, but that it didn't result in a massive privacy leak.

Gemalto, which makes SIM cards used in cellphones and credit cards, said an internal investigation gave it reasonable grounds to believe an operation by the U.S. National Security Agency and its British counterpart Government Communications Headquarters "probably happened."

The operation was reported last week on the website The Intercept using documents supplied by Edward Snowden.

read full article at USAtoday

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