IMSI Catchers
Boston Cops buy Stingray Spy Stuff—Spending Secret Budget
Richi Jennings | | ACLU, Boston Police, civil asset forfeiture, FBI, GOD BLESS AMERICA, IMSI Catchers, Massachusetts, Privacy, SB Blogwatch, Stingray
Police all over the nation are using the infamous Stingray device to surveil suspects. For example, Boston police (despite Stingray use being effectively illegal in Massachusetts) ...
Security Boulevard
Traveling abroad on business? Assume that your smartphone will be compromised.
When visiting certain high-risk countries on business, your smartphone activity may be monitored by local intelligence services. From fake cell towers to malicious carrier updates, spies in these countries have a number ...
Protecting High-Level Personnel from IMSI Catchers
In September 2019, attribution was given to Israel for the IMSI catchers discovered in Washington, D.C. two years earlier, shining light on the prevalence of these types of spying devices. Once used ...
The spies in our cell networks
CEO walks out of nondescript office building accompanied by COLLEAGUE. CEO pulls smartphone out of her purse to study a restaurant’s website. Her smartphone’s status bar blinks briefly to indicate a change ...