Verizon Wireless Bug allows Text Message Tapping

ThreeZee Technology, Inc., a security research firm, announced today that they have located a bug within the Verizon Wireless Text Messaging system. The bug will allow any person to easily view mass lists of SMS messages sent to Verizon Cellular customers, including the telephone number and the text in the message.

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Bridgeton, NJ - July 25, 2003 - ThreeZee Technology, Inc., a security research firm, announced today that they have located a bug within the Verizon Wireless Text Messaging system.

The bug will allow any person to easily view mass lists of SMS messages sent to Verizon Cellular customers, including the telephone number and the text in the message. The applications of the bug can be extended to signing the phone up for an online login at www.VText.com, thus gaining the ability to intercept messages sent to the phone, as well as the ability to make numerous charges to the customer's phone bill.

Due to security concerns, the full details of the bug have not been disclosed at this time. However, a detailed document of advisory has been published at the web site of the company.

Verizon SMS Bug information is available at http://www.ThreeZee.com

Direct link to HTML advisory:

http://www.threezee.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=Sections&file=index&req=viewarticle&artid=6&page=1

Direct link to TEXT advisory:

http://www.threezee.com/sections/security/tzt001.txt