New SIM Card Flaw Lets Hackers Hijack Any Phone Just By Sending SMS

Cyber security researchers today revealed the existence of a new and previously undetected critical vulnerability in SIM cards that could allow remote attackers to compromise targeted mobile phones and spy on victims just by sending an SMS. Dubbed "SimJacker," the vulnerability resides in a particular piece of software, called the S@T Browser, a dynamic SIM toolkit that is widely being used.