Engineer Arrested for Wiretapping Opponents of Former Mexico City Mayor
A special team illegally gathered intelligence by using an IMSI-catcher and recording private phone conversations.
Suspected Paris Bomb Was Actually an IMSI-Catcher
Police jumped to the wrong conclusion after noticing a suspicious device in the back seat of a car they stopped at a road check.
How Private is Pretty Good Phone Privacy?
The creators of PGPP want to protect users from IMSI-catchers and location monitoring by rotating IMSIs and obfuscating geography but their methods are unlikely to scale and have important drawbacks.
Is It a Good Idea to Offer to Disguise IMSIs?
A new pseudo-network offers privacy-conscious mobile phone users the ability to change their IMSI at the press of a button.
New German Law Forces Telcos to Assist State Surveillance with IMSI-Catchers
German spooks and cops are upgrading their surveillance strategy to cope with 5G.
Which Networks Profit from Secret SIMs?
Secret SIMs, also known as white SIMs or Russian SIMs, are marketed as if they can never be tracked or monitored by the police.
John McAfee Says Phone Was ‘Compromised’
Is this a sign that SIM swappers have started to target VIPs?
Documentary Reveals Dark Side of Comms Spy Tech
Al Jazeera’s Investigative Unit used hidden cameras to record the criminal dealings of tech suppliers that sell IMSI-catchers and other tools that invade people’s privacy.
IMSI-Catcher Disguised as HP Printer
The external appearance of the device made by conceptual artist Julian Oliver gives no hint of the trickery which lies inside.
Turning WiFi into an IMSI-Catcher
Oxford academics found two privacy flaws which allow WiFi devices to track mobile phones.