Hackers Found Vulnerabilitty that can block calls and texts nearby via feature phones

Security Experts in Berlin have worked out a Vulnerability that can block calls and text messages for Surrounding people connected to the same Mobile network, using just a Motorola C1 series phone



The Security Experts, of the Technical University of Berlin, presented a Vulnerability last week outlining the technique that blocks calls and texts.

By Making some modifications phones nearby area can experience a 'jam' on their phone meaning no incoming calls or texts will be delivered.

The Vulnerability is based on an open-source baseband code to write replacement software for Motorola's popular C1 series of phones, can affect anyone within a 75 mile radius on the same cellular network.

According to a report by Experts, it is explained that the method operates on the second-generation (2G) GSM networks, the most commonly used network worldwide.

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