Special Investigation: Bugged, Tracked, Hacked

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It’s impossible to imagine life without smartphones. Everything about our lives can now be contained in the palm of our hand. Personal details, professional contacts, banking details, photos, medical data, it’s all there, so you’d expect your smartphone to be secure. But in this special investigation Ross Coulthart discovers, we are facing the biggest threat to our privacy that the world has ever seen. The sensitive data contained on our phones is in fact open for anyone to see. 

Anyone in the know can bug or track your phone, from anywhere in the world. It’s long been the dirty little secret of international espionage, but now, organized crime, commercial spies and potential terrorists are exploiting this security loophole for their own gain. 

Watch the compelling video demonstrating the huge hole in mobile communications: http://www.9jumpin.com.au/show/60minutes/stories/2015/august/phone-hacking/