Collaborate Disseminate
On reading about IMSI catchers, I keep seeing that they “impersonate” a real cell tower or “base station” so that the phone drops its signal-carried data on that machine while on its way to the intended destination.
What I don’t understan… Continue reading How does an IMSI catcher "impersonate" a base station/cell tower?
At NDSS Symposium 2019, a group of university researchers yesterday revealed newly discovered cellular network vulnerabilities that impact both 4G and 5G LTE protocols.
According to a paper published by the researchers, “Privacy Attacks to the 4G and … Continue reading New Attacks Against 4G, 5G Mobile Networks Re-Enable IMSI Catchers
Surveillance takes on different character when it trickles down to more ordinary, everyday users. The significance and threat from IMSI-catchers is multiplied when a lot more people can deploy one using cheap tech from Amazon and free code from Github. Continue reading With $20 of Gear from Amazon, Nearly Anyone Can Make This IMSI-Catcher in 30 Minutes
A friend of mine used an app that detects suspicious cell towers and has been getting warnings today. He is worried about the possibility that someone may be specifically targeting him, which leads me to wonder how exactly these fake tower… Continue reading How do ‘fake cell towers’ work? And besides bugging and tracking what are they used for?
Data obtained through a Freedom of Information Act style-request shows Finnish companies exporting powerful surveillance technology to Mexico, Colombia, and the United Arab Emirates. Continue reading New Data Gives Peek at European IMSI Catcher Exports
Records obtained through FOIA reveal the device, nicknamed a “DRTbox”, was used to track suspects at least 12 times, but failed to locate them in five. Continue reading Virginia State Police Used Cell Tower-Spoofing Device to Track Suspects
The leaked picture confirms that cops and feds hide these powerful surveillance devices inside police cars. Continue reading Here’s a Picture of a Phone-Tracking Device That We’ve Never Seen in the Wild
Here’s a new danger to your smartphone security: Your mobile device can be hijacked and tracked without your knowledge.
Remember Stingrays?
The controversial cell phone spying tool, also known as “IMSI catchers,” has long been used by law enforcement… Continue reading Wi-Fi can be turned into IMSI Catcher to Track Cell Phone Users Everywhere
This is bigger than we thought. Continue reading Local Police In Canada Used ‘Stingray’ Surveillance Device Without a Warrant
With the recent (and not so recent) news about fake cell towers popping up in different part of the world, I was wondering how these are detected (from a technical point of view).
I’m not really looking for information about how an end us… Continue reading How are "fake cell towers" detected