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Paywalled, so I can’t read it. But going off the intro - aren’t phones secure enough to not connect to a random unauthorized cell tower? Or to leak unencrypted
by blackeyeblitzar 2y ago
Paywalled, so I can’t read it. But going off the intro - aren’t phones secure enough to not connect to a random unauthorized cell tower? Or to leak unencrypted data to it?
- JPLeRouzic 2y agoThe article said a "cell simulator" was perhaps used, but they are unsure. https://www.eff.org/wp/gotta-catch-em-all-understanding-how-imsi-catchers-exploit-cell-networks https://www.eff.org/wp/gotta-catch-em-all-understanding-how-... When I worked in this area 20 years ago that was called a fake base station, and there were even commercial products that anyone could buy. Then (in France) it was forbidden by law. There are rumors that police still use them. The article says that it does not enable connections, but instead that the base station requires IMSI from the phones.
- lysp 2y agoThat could mean multiple things. It could be simply logging all devices, searching for specific devices to alert law enforcement or waiting for specific device to trigger some sort of process while keeping it connected.