An Ethical Guide to Hacking Mobile Phones

By Ankit Fadia
1. Security Threats

Bluetooth Hacking

Introduction
Working
Case Studies
Types of Bluetooth Threats
The Bluejack Attack
OBEX Push
Bluespamming
Bluetoothing
Modifying a Remote Mobile Phones Address Book
Fadias Hot Tools for Bluejacking
Countermeasures
The BlueSnarf Attack
OBEX Pull
Fadias Hot Tools for Bluesnarfing
Countermeasures
The Blue Backdoor Attack
The BlueBug Attack
Fadias Hot Tools for Bluebug Attacks
Short Pairing Code Attacks
Default Pairing Code Attacks
Random Challenge Response Generators
Man-In-Middle Attacks
Privacy Concerns
Brute Force Attacks
DOS Attacks
Cracking Pair Codes
Blueprinting
Fadias Hot Picks for popular Blueprinting Tools
Bluetooth Wardriving
Fadias Hot Picks for popular Bluetooth Hacking Tools
Vulnerable Mobile Phone Handsets
Countermeasures
Live Attack Logged Data
 Mobile DOS Attacks

Introduction
Working
Different Types of DOS Attacks
Case Studies
Bluesmacking (Ping of Death)
Fadias Hot Picks for popular Bluesmacking Tools
Ping Flooding
Jamming
Malformed OBEX Message Attack
Failed Authentication Attack
Extreme Bluejacking
Malformed SMS text Message Attack
Local Malformd SMS text Message Attack
Malformed MIDI File Attack
Malformed Format String Vulnerability
Vulnerable Mobile Phone Handsets
Countermeasures
Live Attack Logged Data

2. Viruses and Worms

Introduction
Working
Case Studies
Types of Malicious Files
The Cabir Worm
The Mabir Worm
The Lasco Worm
The Commwarrior MMS virus
The Skulls Trojan
The MOS Trojan
The Fontal Trojan
The Hobbes Trojan
The Drever Trojan
The Locknut.A Trojan
The WinCE Duts Virus
The Onehop Trojan
The MGDropper Trojan
The Appdisabler Trojan
The Dampig File Dropper
The Doomboot Trojan
 Car Viruses
Mobile Phone Platforms
Fadias Hot Picks for popular Mobile Antivirus Tools
Countermeasures
Live Attack Logged Data

3. Security Tips and Tricks

Nokia

Secret Codes
Restore Factory Default Settings
Unlocking the Phone
Default Passwords
Activating Half Rate
Unlocking the Service Provider Lock
Telephone Programming Tips
Bypassing the PIN prompt
Increasing the Battery Life
Use your mobile phone to snoop on other people
Crashing a Nokia Phone
Cheat Codes
Quick SMS Typing
Quick Reboot
Making FREE Phone Calls
Sending FREE Text Messages
Spoofing Your Phone Number

Motorola

Secret Codes
Restore Factory Default Settings
Unlocking the Phone
Default Passwords
Telephone Programming Tips
Increasing the Battery Life
Use your mobile phone to snoop on other people
Crashing a Motorola Phone
Finding the Distance from Radio Base Station
Quick Reboot
Making FREE Phone Calls
Sending FREE Text messages
Spoofing Your Phone Number
Samsung

Secret Codes
Restore Factory Default Settings
Unlocking the Phone
Default Passwords
Telephone Programming Tips
Increasing the Battery Life
Use your mobile phone to snoop on other people
Crashing a Samsung Phone
Finding the Distance from Radio Base Station
Quick Reboot
Making FREE Phone Calls
Sending FREE Text messages
Spoofing Your Phone Number

Sony-Ericsson

Secret Codes
Restore Factory Default Settings
Unlocking the Phone
Default Passwords
Telephone Programming Tips
Increasing the Battery Life
Use your mobile phone to snoop on other people
Crashing a Sony-Ericsson Phone
Finding the Distance from Radio Base Station
Quick Reboot
Making FREE Phone Calls
Sending FREE Text messages
Spoofing Your Phone Number

Cingular/AT&T Wireless Security Tricks

Sprint PCS Security Tricks

DoCoMo Japan Security Tricks

Blackberry Mobile Phone Tricks

Vodafone
4. Appendix

Security Test: A Comparison of various Handsets