THC News

Here you will find the latest news about THC's activities including the publication of releases and papers, news about members and information about interesting events THC members are participating in. Last but not least there are also some fun and weird news from the net, that might interest you. Check back often to stay informed.

THC is proud to announce that the GSM Software Project and the A5 Cracking Project are featured in the German press (computer magazine c't). A 2 page article explaining the goals and techniques of both projects is published this monday. An online version of the article is available below. It's an Open Project! Join us today!
http://www.heise.de/ct/07/24/090/

Dear visitors, dear fans and supporters of THC. As a consequence of the new German law on 'hacking tools', THC (The Hacker's Choice) decided to re-structure its team and split into a German and Freeworld division. German members will not continue to develop and distribute THC releases and papers, which might be illegal. To give the German members a place to express their opinion and post news, we initiated a German THC website.
http://germany.thc.org

The CCC Camp07 GSM Software Project and A5 Cracking Project Talk is available. First half of the talk is an introduction into GSM interception. Second half presents a new method for cracking the GSM encryption A5/1. This is a new attack that can crack any encrypted channel (SMS, Voice) within 3-5 minutes regardless of how long the conversation is (e.g. can crack a telephone conversation that only lasts 4 seconds). The final version of this attack will be presented at DeepSec/Austria in November.
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=8955054591690672567&hl=en

Fifth PH-Neutral rocks again. Phenoelit has again organized an awesome event with music, talks, beer and lots of international guests. Several THC members are happy to chill at PH-Neutral 2007 and enjoy the nice weather in Berlin, Germany. If you are not there, bad luck.
http://www.ph-neutral.org

THC is proud to host the A5 Cracking Project. The goal of the project is to design and build an affordable GSM cracking machine.
http://wiki.thc.org/cracking_a5

Be prepared, PH-Neutral is approaching. The cozy mini-conference of Phenoelit will be held from 25th to 27th May in Berlin, Germany. Due to the casual style and the condensed presentation track, we expect various THC members to participate. Go check out their web site.
http://www.ph-neutral.org