A $250 femtocell is a $250 piece of hardware used to boost mobile phone signals for consumers and small businesses. Researchers say up to 30 carriers hardware could be impacted, leaving many devices vulnerable. A firmware update released by Verizon patches the vulnerabilities in two versions of its Verizon Wireless Network Extender. Researchers Tom Ritter and Doug DePerry of iSEC Partners are expected to provide more details on the technique at the Black Hat Briefings and DEF CON in Las Vegas in two weeks.
Source: https://threatpost.com/verizon-femtocell-hack-intercepts-calls-data-transmissions/101309/

