Tag: Jeremy Scahill

THE GREAT SIM HEIST – HOW SPIES STOLE THE KEYS TO THE ENCRYPTION CASTLE

The Mobile Handset Exploitation Team (MHET), whose existence has never before been disclosed, was formed in April 2010 to target vulnerabilities in cellphones. One of its main missions was to covertly penetrate computer networks of corporations that manufacture SIM cards, as well as those of wireless network providers. The team included operatives from both GCHQ and the NSA.