This Teenager Hacked 4G LTE Network And Is Using Free Internet

Short Bytes: A school going kid from Virginia, United States was able to bypass the 4G LTE network of T-Mobile. As a part of his fun challenge, he used a prepaid sim and a spare phone to check whether he could use the internet without a data plan. After getting initial success, he went on to unlock the hidden gems in the T-Mobile network.

 Stories of school going teens using the dark web to increase their school grades. A couple of months ago, we heard about a teen who hacked Pentagon website. Now, a 17-year-old from the United States has managed to hack the 4G LTE network of leading telecom company and use the internet without paying a penny.

In a medium post reported by Motherboard, Jacob Ajit writes about how his fun challenge time with a spare smartphone made him discover a flaw in the 4G LTE network of T-Mobile.

Ajit landed up on T-Mobile’s captive portal as no data plan was activated on his prepaid T-Mobile sim. “I played around with this portal for a while, clicking on links and trying to escape. Some links failed, and some worked, somewhat randomly.”

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