It has been reported that security researchers at Purdue University and the University of Iowa have found close to a dozen vulnerabilities in 5G, which they say can be used to track a victim’s real-time location, spoof emergency alerts that can trigger panic or silently disconnect a 5G-connected phone from the network altogether. 5G is said to be more secure than its 4G predecessor, but the researchers’ findings confirm that weaknesses undermine the newer security and privacy protections in 5G. Worse, the researchers said some of the new attacks also could be exploited on existing 4G networks.
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