Femtocells are an emerging technology deployed by the operators around the world to enhance 3G connectivity. These secured devices are installed in the customers home and connect the mobile phone to the mobile network operator's core network using an existing broadband connection.
While various researchers (including us) have shown in the past that these devices are not secure and can be hacked, nobody has actually further utilized the device. In this presentation, we will give a short introduction to femtocell technology and show different attacks based on a femtocell targeting both end-users and network operators.
After finishing masters degree in Security and Mobile computing at TKK & KTH, Ravi works as a researcher in the the Security in Telecommunications department at Technical University Berlin. His research themes are related to mobile telecommunication and involved security threats. This ranges from GSM/UMTS/LTE, network security to end-user device security.
Nico Golde just finished his masters in computer science and is starting off as a researcher at the Technical University Berlin in the department for Security in Telecommunications. He has a strong interest in mobile telecommunication and involved security threats. This ranges from GSM/UMTS, systems security (mostly unix based systems) to end-user device security.
Kevin Redon is currently at the at the Technische Universität Berlin, finishing his Masters on main domain networking. He is also working as a researcher in the the Security in Telecommunications department at TU-Berlin/Deutsche Telekom Laboratories (T-labs) where his work focuses on mobile telecommunication and involved security threats including but not limited to GSM/UMTS, smartcards, femtocells to end-user device security.