Side Channel Attacks in 4G and 5G Cellular Networks

Side Channel Attacks in 4G and 5G Cellular Networks

Explore side channel attacks in 4G and 5G cellular networks through this 25-minute Black Hat conference talk. Discover how the fixed nature of paging occasions can be exploited as a side-channel by nearby adversaries to associate victims' soft-identities with their paging occasions. Learn about the ToRPEDO (TRacking via Paging mEssage DistributiOn) attack and its implications, including the ability to verify coarse-grained location information, inject fabricated paging messages, and mount denial-of-service attacks. Gain insights from speaker Syed Hussain on these critical security vulnerabilities in modern cellular networks.