Mobile GPRS devices contain built-in support for Internet Protocol (IP) networks. This document provides a high-level introduction to a number of common design and implementation security hazards present in General Packet Radio Service (GPRS) and associated networks - hazards that @stake has observed through working with multiple large cellular operators and through independent research on infrastructure components used in next-generation networks.
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