Deep Dive into SIM Cards
Utilities
- The data in test specifications is not directly usable in code so I made some converters.
- TERMINAL PROFILE database.
- Information about the SIM file system.
Me
About
I am a PhD student at the University of Birmingham who is actively exploring the security of cellular technologies, in particular, SIM cards. This resulted in the SIMurai project, a platform that supports research that utilizes SIM cards (and other types of smart cards). Demoscene is my other hobby. Generally speaking, I find it most exciting to tame even the most rebellious semiconductor.
Miscellaneous
Acknowledgements
- Mentioned in Merlin Chlostas dissertation. Thanks! It was a pleasure to work together.
Talk
- SIMsalabim - Blitz and tricks with SIM cards @ RE//verse 2025[youtube.com][re-verse.sessionize.com]
- SIMurai: Slicing Through the Complexity of SIM Card Security Research @ USENIX Security '24[youtube.com][usenix.org]
CVE
- CVE-2025-48618[android.com][nist.gov]
- CVE-2024-27209[android.com][nist.gov]
- CVE-2023-50806[samsung.com][nist.gov]