A survey on the handover management in 5G-NR cellular networks: aspects, approaches and challenges

A Haghrah, MP Abdollahi, H Azarhava… - EURASIP Journal on …, 2023 - Springer
With the purpose of providing higher data rate and ultra-reliable and low-latency
communications for the users, employing the small cells in the upcoming Fifth-Generation …

[PDF][PDF] 5G-spector: An O-RAN compliant layer-3 cellular attack detection service

H Wen, P Porras, V Yegneswaran… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - zhiqlin.github.io
Over the past several years, the mobile security community has discovered a wide variety of
exploits against link and session-establishment protocols. These exploits can be …

Don't hand it over: Vulnerabilities in the handover procedure of cellular telecommunications

E Bitsikas, C Pöpper - Proceedings of the 37th Annual Computer Security …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
Mobility management in the cellular networks plays a significant role in preserving mobile
services with minimal latency while a user is moving. To support this essential functionality …

[HTML][HTML] Survey on 5G Physical Layer Security Threats and Countermeasures

M Harvanek, J Bolcek, J Kufa, L Polak… - Sensors (Basel …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
With the expansion of wireless mobile networks into both the daily lives of individuals as well
as into the widely developing market of connected devices, communication is an …

You have been warned: Abusing 5G's Warning and Emergency Systems

E Bitsikas, C Pöpper - Proceedings of the 38th Annual Computer Security …, 2022 - dl.acm.org
The Public Warning System (PWS) is an essential part of cellular networks and a country's
civil protection. Warnings can notify users of hazardous events (eg, floods, earthquakes) and …

A network-based positioning method to locate false base stations

L Karaçay, Z Bilgin, AB Gündüz, P Çomak… - IEEE …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
In recent years False Base Stations (FBSs) have received increased attention. A False Base
Station can perform active or passive attacks against mobile devices or user equipment (UE) …

SMDFbs: Specification-Based Misbehavior Detection for False Base Stations

H Park, PVB Astillo, Y Ko, Y Park, T Kim, I You - Sensors, 2023 - mdpi.com
The advancement of cellular communication technology has profoundly transformed human
life. People can now watch high-definition videos anytime, anywhere, and aim for the …

[PDF][PDF] Thwarting Smartphone SMS Attacks at the Radio Interface Layer.

H Wen, PA Porras, V Yegneswaran, Z Lin - NDSS, 2023 - ndss-symposium.org
The short message service (SMS) is a cornerstone of modern smartphone communication
that enables inter-personal text messaging and other SMS-based services (eg, two-factor …

Freaky Leaky {SMS}: Extracting User Locations by Analyzing {SMS} Timings

E Bitsikas, T Schnitzler, C Pöpper… - 32nd USENIX Security …, 2023 - usenix.org
Short Message Service (SMS) remains one of the most popular communication channels
since its introduction in 2G cellular networks. In this paper, we demonstrate that merely …

Your Locations May Be Lies: Selective-PRS-Spoofing Attacks and Defence on 5G NR Positioning Systems

K Gao, H Wang, H Lv, P Gao - IEEE INFOCOM 2023-IEEE …, 2023 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
5G positioning systems, as a solution for city-range integrated-sensing-and-communication
(ISAC), are flooding into reality. However, the positioning security aspects of such an ISAC …