Tag: IMSI-catcher
SMS Blaster and IMSI-catcher News from Lebanon, Cambodia, Switzerland and the Philippines
Rogue radio communications devices are seemingly everywhere these days.
Same Chinese Boss Gave Orders to Two Separate Manila SMS Blaster Drivers
The drivers were unknown to each other. Police said they worked for a gang which had 'compartmentalized' its operations.
14 Defendants Face Paris Trial for $23mn SMS Blaster Smishing Scams
A suspected bomb in a car driven by a woman named Zoé led to a Chinese arms dealer with a Peruvian driving license, and then to much more.
Shocking IMSI‑catcher Shopping Mall Surveillance Advert Returns to YouTube
In a world where everybody talks about using AI to stop crime, why is Google not vetting video adverts for equipment used by scammers?
Two Malaysians Arrested for Using an IMSI-Catcher in the Philippines
Were they spying on phone users or committing fraud? Tense relations with China and the politicization of similar arrests makes it difficult to judge.
SMS Blaster Smishing Arrests in the UK, Qatar and Indonesia
You may have seen some of this news already. You almost certainly missed some of the other news. And have any detectives noticed a distinctively-colored connection?
Japanese Telcos Warn Public about Smishing Messages from Fake Base Stations
The low-key admission that Japan has gangs that operate SMS blasters comes a full month after social media users spread the news.
7 Arrests and 3 Fake Base Stations Seized in Istanbul
A Chinese national was accused of supplying the Chinese-made equipment through an electronics business in Istanbul.
Philippines Arrests Two More Chinese for Using an IMSI-Catcher
Photographs of their equipment matched those from previous arrests, including the same distinctive orange power inverter.
Chinese National Arrested with IMSI-Catcher near Philippine Election Authority
Photographs reveal his car carried the same distinctive orange power inverter as used by SMS blaster fraudsters in Thailand, Malaysia, Hong Kong and Japan.
Amateur Detectives Find More Fake Base Stations in Japan
At least six SMS blasters are believed to be operating around Tokyo and Osaka. Number plates were repeatedly changed on one car that carries an SMS blaster. The authorities still say nothing despite questions being asked in parliament.
SMS Blasters Warn Iranian Women to Cover Their Heads
Men also receive SMS messages warning about the non-compliance of women 'assigned' to them.
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