Several providers would be data connections over gprs is not secure with encryption, because they have the ability to keep view for which the customer internet connection. That claims to be a German hacker.
Karsten Nohl managed to get data via gprs was sent to intercept and view it. In addition, he noted that many providers, their network is poorly protected. So could he data over gprs to all German providers read. Also providers from other countries, including Italy, have proved to be susceptible. The Italian telco’s TIM and Wind proved absolutely no security on their gprs network. When asked, claims to Nohl that the telco’s network is not using encryption want to secure, because they have the usage data of customers want to monitor. If they want to, for example, retain the ability to Skype to be able to detect and then block. With an encrypted connection would not be possible to view how customers are using their bandwidth. In addition to the mentioned Italian providers there were no telcos from other countries mentioned that an unencrypted gprs network. Therefore, it is still unknown whether there is in more countries of the providers unencrypted gprs connections offer.
Nohl has also succeeded in encrypted gprs-connections to crack. Before that, he used a custom Motorola C-123, a plane of 7 years old. There must be some special software to be loaded to make gprs connections to crack and then to intercept. The hacker is the publishing software that is needed is to gprs-data to be intercepted. The necessary keys to the gprs encryption to crack, he publishes not. According to Nohl walk providers unencrypted gprs networks, this risk. The German hacker wants to providers to encourage their network secure.
It is not the first time that Nohl and his hacks in the news. Earlier, the German managed to gsm connections to hack and calls to intercept. Also hackte he the ov-chipkaart.