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<p>Apple may take iOS security so seriously that it’s willing to <a href="
http://9to5mac.com/tag/fbi/" target="_blank">do battle with the FBI[/url] over it, but German hackers have demonstrated that all phones – even iPhones – are susceptible to a mobile network vulnerability that requires nothing more than knowing your phone number. Armed with just that, hackers can listen to your calls, read your texts and track your position.</p>
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<a href="http://www.cbsnews.com/news/60-minutes-hacking-your-phone/" target="_blank">60 Minutes[/url] invited the hackers to prove their claims by giving a brand new iPhone to Congressman Ted Lieu – who agreed to participate in the test – and telling the hackers nothing more than the phone number. The hackers later replayed recordings they’d made of calls made on that iPhone …</p>
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