Sni5Gect over-the-air 5G sniff-and-inject attack framework
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Researchers demonstrated a new Sni5Gect framework that can sniff and inject 5G messages over the air without a rogue gNB, expanding practical attack reach against phones. The work matters because it can crash modems, fingerprint devices, and downgrade 5G to 4G during the attach process. Tests against five smartphones showed 80% sniffing accuracy and 70-90% injection success at up to 20 meters.
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26.08.2025 20:23 1 articles · 9mo ago
Sni5Gect over-the-air 5G sniff-and-inject framework
Technical Analysis UpdateResearchers from SUTD's ASSET Research Group described Sni5Gect, an open-source toolkit that passively sniffs unencrypted 5G messages and performs stateful over-the-air injection without a rogue base station. The framework targets the pre-authentication window in the UE attach process, can crash UE modems, fingerprint devices, and downgrade 5G to 4G, and tests against five smartphones reported 80% uplink and downlink sniffing accuracy with 70-90% injection success at distances up to 20 meters.
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- New Sni5Gect Attack Crashes Phones and Downgrades 5G to 4G without Rogue Base Station — thehackernews.com — 26.08.2025 20:23