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July 15, 2011 10:05 am
Original Link: http://rss.slashdot.org/~r/Slashdot/slashdot/~3/yItBwgeFKgo/Vodafone-Femtocells-Rooted-Secret-Keys-Exposed
Vodafone Femtocells Rooted, Secret Keys Exposed
AmiMoJo writes "Hackers have discovered the root password for Vodafone femtocells, devices that provide the user with a mobile phone signal piggybacked onto their home broadband. The root password was 'newsys.' Once root access is obtained, phones can be forced to connect to the cell and private keys captured, allowing the user to spoof the victim's phone and potentially make calls or send texts on their account, not to mention eavesdrop." 
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