#gemalto, THE DUTCH maker of billions of mobile phone SIM cards, confirmed this morning that it was the target of attacks in 2010 and 2011—attacks likely perpetrated by the NSA and British spy agency GCHQ. But even as the the company confirmed the hacks, it downplayed their significance, insisting that the attackers failed to […]
SIM-maker #gemalto says yes, it was hacked by GCHQ and NSA. But not that badly… Last week, leaks from NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden revealed what appeared to be a major hacking operation against the world’s largest #sim card manufactuer, orchestrated by the NSA and UK’s GCHQ intelligence agencies in 2010 and 2011. According to a […]
By Natalie Huet PARIS (Reuters) – Gemalto NV, the digital security company that makes smart chips for mobile phones, bank cards and biometric passports, is to buy U.S.-based data protection specialist SafeNet for $890 million (529 million pounds), it said on Friday, in a move set to boost its earnings and reach. Gemalto has signed […]
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