Tag: IMSI-catcher
YouTube SMS Blaster Ad Displays Scam Messages That Impersonate Telcos
Google does some good work to tackle scams but its indifference to social media adverts for scam equipment is disgraceful. A new advert shows an SMS blaster impersonating Globe and Smart, the two largest telcos in the Philippines.
Chinese SMS Blaster Scammer Attacks Eurovision in Vienna
A 32 year old Chinese national was arrested by Austria's Cobra tactical police unit outside the Eurovision Song Contest. The scammer's 6 year old son was also in the car.
Three Arrested in Toronto after First SMS Blaster Detected in North America
Dafeng Lin, Junmin Shi and Weitong Hu have been charged with 44 offenses in total.
Kazakhstan Becomes First CIS Country to Arrest SMS Blaster Gang
Mobile operator Tele2 helped the authorities to locate the rogue base station.
Brazilian Authorities Find Another SMS Blaster in São Paulo
This is the eighth SMS blaster found in the city since July 2024.
New IMSI-Catcher Spy Adverts on YouTube
Social media companies need to be regulated if they will not voluntarily remove adverts for the tools of crime.
Hunting for Rogue Base Stations at MWC Barcelona
How would you detect a surveillance device at the world's biggest convention for mobile communications?
Brazil, France, Taiwan, UK: Why Comprehensive SMS Blaster News Updates Are Now Impossible
It is natural to desire certainty but we must be wary of flawed assumptions, incomplete data and misinformation.
SMS Blaster Vendor Lists 68 Countries They Sell To
Telcos and police are forced to chase SMS blasters worldwide because the internet is dominated by businesses which do not stop the sale of equipment used for crime.
Greece Arrests Chinese SMS Blaster Scammers
The scourge of smishing messages sent by rogue base stations is spreading across Europe but national leaders ignore the underlying security threat.
Financial Times Documentary Explains Cybercrime, IMSI-Catchers and Scam Compounds
The producers spent over a year researching the global empires of Chinese cyber fraud syndicates, traveling the world to interview police, criminals and me.
Two Chinese SMS Blaster Scammers Arrested in Serbia
The Serbian government said the criminals belonged to a gang that operates across 'several' European countries.
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