GOPHERSET: How NSA Backdoored SIM Cards

Описание: In this episode we present an advanced SIGINT (Signals Intelligence) capability that the United States NSA (National Security Agency) had, at least, since 2007. GOPHERSET was the codename of a top secret software implant (backdoor) targeting SIM cards. It was publicly revealed as part of the leaked NSA ANT (Advanced Network Technology) catalogue. ANT was a branch until NSA's targeted hacking organisation, known as the TAO (Tailored Access Operations) office.

00:00 - Warning
00:06 - Introduction
00:26 - Attribution
01:31 - Use
01:53 - Overview
02:31 - Process
03:01 - How it worked
03:50 - Tradecraft
04:08 - Further research
04:53 - Conclusion

More from the NSA ANT catalogue
FIREWALK:    • How NSA Can Spy on Air-Gapped Networks? Me...  
MONKEYCALENDAR:    • NSA's Top Secret SIM Card Backdoor for Geo...  
GENESIS:    • NSA's Leaked Secret GENESIS Cell Phone  

References
Wikipedia: ANT Catalog: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/ANT_c...
YouTube: Black Hat: Black Hat USA 2013 - Rooting SIM cards:    • Black Hat USA 2013 - Rooting SIM cards  
YouTube: Black Hat: Attacks Against GSMA's M2M Remote Provisioning:    • Attacks Against GSMA's M2M Remote Provisio...