
Stan Schatt, Vice President & Practice Director of health and safety of ABI Research, commented: "Potentially, this news could have a profound impact in the field of cellular telephony, as well as the hack WEP encryption has had on the wireless LAN industry. " Schatt continued: "... people have to fear the theft of valuable information on bank accounts and personal stories. Our research shows that workers speak of sensitive corporate information on their mobile phones. If you do not react, it is likely that you begin to hear stories of sensitive information compromised, leaked trade secrets, personal financial information stolen, etc.. We could also see the growth of blackmail and extortion. "
The same group described the work of Nohl ' fairly simple hack to be made with easily available tools. If this is confirmed and if the information about how to spread it really is, there may be serious security problems for sensitive information.
(source: Notebookitalia)