Hacking CDMA PRLs

Presented at The Fifth HOPE (2004), July 11, 2004, 1 p.m. (60 minutes)

CDMA is the dominant mobile phone technology in North America and is operated by Alltel, Sprint, US Cellular, Verizon, and many other carriers. On CDMA handsets, roaming is controlled via a configuration file called the PRL. In this talk, you will learn how to unload PRLs from CDMA handsets, how to disassemble them, and how they can be hacked. This talk isn't about making free phone calls or doing anything illegal, but you will learn how to determine what you're really buying when your carrier promises "nationwide service."

Presenters:

• TProphet   as The Prophet
  The Prophet aka TProphet has been a 2600 writer since the early 1990s, primarily on telecommunications and related subjects. When he is not traveling abroad, he lives in the beautiful Pacific Northwest.

Links:

• http://v.hope.net/hoop/5hope_speakers.khtml#panel021
• https://infocon.org/cons/2600/The Fifth HOPE (2004)/The Fifth HOPE (2004) - Hacking CDMA PRLs.mp4
• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7_PYij8koGY

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• Black Hat USA 2013 / Do-It-Yourself Cellular IDS
• Black Hat USA 2013 / I Can Hear You Now: Traffic Interception and Remote Mobile Phone Cloning with a Compromised CDMA Femtocell
• DEF CON 21 (2013) / I Can Hear You Now: Traffic Interception and Remote Mobile Phone Cloning with a Compromised CDMA Femtocell