{"id":2139,"date":"2015-03-06T00:32:26","date_gmt":"2015-03-06T05:32:26","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/"},"modified":"2022-02-11T13:15:25","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T18:15:25","slug":"us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/","title":{"rendered":"US<\/b> and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes"},"content":{"rendered":"

US<\/b> and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes<\/strong>
\nThis contrasts with security procedures used, for example, for chips in passports. Many are also manufactured by Gemalto. These are delivered to the relevant authorities as a blank chip, and the Passport Office – not the company – creates the security key.
\nRead more on BBC News<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n

Brazil tries to shed image as fugitives' haven<\/strong>
\nAs convicted murderer and paedophile Phillip Smith relaxed in a hostel on a cobbled street in Rio de Janeiro having successfully absconded from the authorities in his native New Zealand, he sent an email to a radio station back home. "I conducted some …
\nRead more on BBC News<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

US and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes This contrasts with security procedures used, for example, for chips in passports. Many are also manufactured by Gemalto. These are delivered to the relevant authorities as a blank chip, and the Passport Office – not the company – creates the security key. Read […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[142],"tags":[1421,960,4781,3498,2401,2444,2918,229,164],"class_list":["post-2139","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-latest-news","tag-accused","tag-card","tag-codes","tag-firm","tag-hacking","tag-haven","tag-steal","tag-uk","tag-us"],"yoast_head":"\nUS and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes - The Passport Office Blog<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"US and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes - The Passport Office Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"US and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes This contrasts with security procedures used, for example, for chips in passports. Many are also manufactured by Gemalto. These are delivered to the relevant authorities as a blank chip, and the Passport Office – not the company – creates the security key. Read […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"The Passport Office Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2015-03-06T05:32:26+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2022-02-11T18:15:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"The Passport Office\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"The Passport Office\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"The Passport Office\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/11ccff855b537d3c9c3a351c61e46771\"},\"headline\":\"US and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes\",\"datePublished\":\"2015-03-06T05:32:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-02-11T18:15:25+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/\"},\"wordCount\":129,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"keywords\":[\"accused\",\"Card\",\"codes\",\"firm\",\"Hacking\",\"haven\",\"Steal\",\"UK\",\"us\"],\"articleSection\":[\"Latest News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/\",\"name\":\"US and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes - The Passport Office Blog\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2015-03-06T05:32:26+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-02-11T18:15:25+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Latest News\",\"item\":\"http:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/category\/latest-news\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":3,\"name\":\"US and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"The Passport Office Blog\",\"description\":\"Travel Tips and News\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#organization\",\"name\":\"The Passport Office\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-24-151627.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-24-151627.png\",\"width\":350,\"height\":317,\"caption\":\"The Passport Office\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/11ccff855b537d3c9c3a351c61e46771\",\"name\":\"The Passport Office\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa4595bd96a5fa1d67bb114fe693f27646cb3fddf9320f34e9c838baf597b5b7?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa4595bd96a5fa1d67bb114fe693f27646cb3fddf9320f34e9c838baf597b5b7?s=96&d=blank&r=g\",\"caption\":\"The Passport Office\"}}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"US and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes - The Passport Office Blog","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"US and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes - The Passport Office Blog","og_description":"US and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes This contrasts with security procedures used, for example, for chips in passports. Many are also manufactured by Gemalto. These are delivered to the relevant authorities as a blank chip, and the Passport Office – not the company – creates the security key. Read […]","og_url":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/","og_site_name":"The Passport Office Blog","article_published_time":"2015-03-06T05:32:26+00:00","article_modified_time":"2022-02-11T18:15:25+00:00","author":"The Passport Office","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"The Passport Office","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/"},"author":{"name":"The Passport Office","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/11ccff855b537d3c9c3a351c61e46771"},"headline":"US and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes","datePublished":"2015-03-06T05:32:26+00:00","dateModified":"2022-02-11T18:15:25+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/"},"wordCount":129,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#organization"},"keywords":["accused","Card","codes","firm","Hacking","haven","Steal","UK","us"],"articleSection":["Latest News"],"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/","url":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/","name":"US and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes - The Passport Office Blog","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2015-03-06T05:32:26+00:00","dateModified":"2022-02-11T18:15:25+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/us-and-uk-accused-of-hacking-sim-card-firm-to-steal-codes\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Latest News","item":"http:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/category\/latest-news\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"name":"US and UK accused of hacking Sim card firm to steal codes"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/","name":"The Passport Office Blog","description":"Travel Tips and News","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"The Passport Office","url":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-24-151627.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/07\/Screenshot-2024-07-24-151627.png","width":350,"height":317,"caption":"The Passport Office"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/11ccff855b537d3c9c3a351c61e46771","name":"The Passport Office","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en","@id":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa4595bd96a5fa1d67bb114fe693f27646cb3fddf9320f34e9c838baf597b5b7?s=96&d=blank&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/fa4595bd96a5fa1d67bb114fe693f27646cb3fddf9320f34e9c838baf597b5b7?s=96&d=blank&r=g","caption":"The Passport Office"}}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2139","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2139"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2139\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":13545,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2139\/revisions\/13545"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2139"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2139"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.thepassportoffice.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2139"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}