All Cops Are Broadcasting - Breaking TETRA After Decades in the Shadows

Explore a groundbreaking security analysis of TETRA (Terrestrial Trunked Radio) in this 37-minute Black Hat conference talk. Uncover the first public disclosure of this European standard for trunked radio, widely used by government agencies, police, emergency services, and critical infrastructure. Delve into the proprietary cryptographic cipher-suites handling authentication and encryption, which have remained secret for over two decades. Learn about the global deployment of TETRA in industrial environments and its critical role in SCADA telecontrol systems. Gain insights from security researchers Wouter Bokslag, Carlo Meijer, and Jos Wetzels as they reveal their findings on this long-shadowed communication standard.