‘Fake’ cellphone towers found in U.S.

[Alfie John]

If you've never considered the threat of baseband attacks to be
real, but considered them more of a speculative possibility,
speculate no more:

  http://www.welivesecurity.com/2014/08/28/android-security-2/

  "The fake ‘towers’ – computers which wirelessly attack cellphones via
  the “baseband” chips built to allow them to communicate with their
  networks, can eavesdrop and even install spyware, ESD claims. They are
  a known technology - but the surprise is that they are in active use.

  "Interceptor use in the U.S. is much higher than people had
  anticipated,” Goldsmith says.  “One of our customers took a road trip
  from Florida to North Carolina and he found eight different
  interceptors on that trip.  We even found one at South Point Casino in
  Las Vegas."

  "What we find suspicious is that a lot of these interceptors are
  right on top of U.S. military bases."

Alfie

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  Alfie John
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