Hacking mobile networks
Date: May 26, 2006Source: english.vietnamnet.vn
Hacker Nguyen Van Nhuan was accused of hacking the Mobifone network and stealing six “lucky” telephone numbers, including 0902000000, 0905522222, 0905588888, 0905599999, 0905688888, and 090559999. He has ten days from May 23 to pay the fine.
Nhuan, lived in Hoang Liet Ward, Hoang Mai District, Hanoi, worked for a MobiFone agent, and was able to use a password to log into the providers virtual private network and steal six phone numbers.
According to experts, Nhuan used the password to enter the MobiFone network on several occasion over a number of months. MobiFone still was aware of the security breach, and publicly commented on its advanced security system with a firewall that hackers can’t bypass.
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