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"It is extremely difficult to remotely attack a large number of SIM cards on an individual basis," claims the report. "This fact, combined with the complex architecture of our networks, explains why the intelligence services instead chose to target the data as it was transmitted between suppliers and mobile operators,"
Perhaps the accused thieves have information that allows them to easily detect and target the data (remember, they collect it all to analyze later) of a "small number of SIM cards".
AT&T, Verizon, all the carriers in the world probably don't care much about protecting metadata because it's just statistical information that doesn't reveal personal communications.
Oh, and "lots of keys stolen" talk is just to make people think that there is a single "thing" associated with every SIM card, which there is, but what about the things that generate the keys, the ability to maybe have keys that reveal enough to bypass all security on all keys, an actual theft that left some bits behind to modify particular keys and cards.
No trust, just words to keep their stock floating and the do nothings getting paid.
