Malicious SIMs can shut down phones, steal files, and drag 5G back to 2G

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Malicious SIMs can shut down phones, steal files, and drag 5G back to 2G
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Researchers find standards-compliant functionality can be abused to hijack modems, downgrade connections, and even execute code

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