Tag: IMSI-catcher
Criminal Gangs Drive IMSI-Catcher SMS Blasters around Vietnam
Messaging campaigns involving fake base transceiver stations have been identified in seven provinces since the beginning of March.
IoT Safety, Flash Calls, SMS Blasters and Bilateral Spam Accords: Episode 3 of The Commsrisk Show
David Rogers, Chair of the GSMA Fraud and Security Group, was the special guest.
US Security Agencies Broke IMSI-Catcher Laws
An audit found that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), Homeland Security Investigations (HSI), and the Secret Service did not always obtain legal permission to use IMSI-catchers.
Sixth Suspect Arrested for Massive Paris IMSI-Catcher SMS Scam
An old ambulance was one of the vehicles used by gang members to drive IMSI-catchers around the city.
Paris IMSI-Catcher Mistaken for Bomb Was Actually Used for Health Insurance SMS Phishing Scam
Regular readers may remember the arrest of a drugged-up driver who carried a mysterious device in the back of her car.
Hackers Reveal El Salvador Bought Comms Spy Equipment from President’s Friend
Official documents show USD2.2mn was spent on web and mobile surveillance services and tools, possibly including IMSI-catchers.
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.
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