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VIRGIN MEDIA O2 PATCHES HOLE THAT LET CALLERS SNOOP ON YOUR COORDINATES
Summary from the TLDR InfoSec newsletter
UK telecom Virgin Media O2 fixed a security flaw in its 4G calling that revealed users' location data to callers. Researcher Daniel Williams discovered that call signaling messages contained IMSI, IMEI, and cell ID data that could pinpoint recipients' locations within 100 square meters in urban areas.