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EUROPE Issue 748 dated 02/12/2015

Circles' 'mobile phone' company intercepts 3G

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UNITED STATES 29/01/2019

Torpedo 4G attack locates social media users

The identification of new vulnerabilities in 4G networks has paved the way for a more economical way to monitor targets using their digital identity. [...]

CHINA 24/10/2018

Low cost mobiles made stealthy to prevent interception

Chinese manufacturers are now selling mobile phones that can foil IMSI catchers by modifying their identification codes. [...]

INDIA 18/09/2018

Kaitiaki invents cheap way to hack into 4G communications

Researchers at India's Kaitiaki Labs have developed an attack that cuts access to the 4G network to facilitate interception. [...]

ISRAEL 23/08/2017

NSO chiefs' Founders Group invests in cybersecurity firms

The founders of NSO, the Israeli spyware leader, are also angel investors in startup computer security firms. [...]

ISRAEL 07/06/2017

Latin America new El Dorado for cyber intelligence companies

Israeli companies specialising in Signals Intelligence (SIGINT) are picking up a raft of contracts in the region, but they have had mishaps too. [...]

HUNGARY NORWAY 07/06/2017

4G interception soon available to all hackers

Researchers have developed low-cost methods for intercepting mobile IMSI numbers in what promises to be a first step towards call interception [...]

UNITED STATES ISRAEL Document 04/05/2017

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Donald Trump's former intelligence chief Mike Flynn advised Israeli spyware company NSO

After a short-lifted career as Donald Trump's National Security Advisor, Michael T. Flynn was placed under formal investigation by the [...]

UNITED KINGDOM 09/11/2016

Fake Wi-Fi hotspot replaces IMSI catcher

Researchers have invented a false Wi-Fi hotspot that can extract IMSI numbers from a telephone which can then be intercepted. The method dispenses with the need for an IMSI catcher. [...]

UNITED STATES 27/07/2016

CCC hackers target Iridium sat-phones

Like the intelligence community, the well-known German hackers club CCC has found a way to intercept sat-phones. [...]

FRANCE 27/07/2016

Nexa closes in on Circles

Nexa Technologies, the French electronic interception firm headed by Stephane [...]

ISRAEL EUROPE 03/02/2016

Vaulto offers protection from false mobile phone companies

Solutions are being found to deal with hackers exploiting the weaknesses in the SS7 inter-operator network. [...]

EUROPE 20/01/2016

Private 4G networks for war zones and VIPs

Private security companies, expeditionary forces and publicity shy celebrities can now deploy their own 4G mobile network. [...]

FRANCE MIDDLE EAST 02/12/2015

3SI, Gulf secure 3G networks

Strategic Security Systems International, (3SI), which is based in Paris, Dubai and Abu Dhabi, is looking to gain a foothold [...]

UNITED STATES EUROPE 04/11/2015

New techniques to geolocate 4G phones

Researchers have recently revealed how 4G mobile telephones can be geolocated without the help of the mobile network operators. [...]

ASIAUNITED STATES EUROPE 27/05/2015

SensePost unmasks anonymous smartphones

Mobile telephones' Wi-Fi signals give away their owners' movements - and even their identity. [...]

AUSTRIA GERMANY 14/01/2015

Researchers catch IMSI-Catchers

It is now possible to detect GSM interceptors, although the latter are increasingly discreet. [...]

UNITED STATES 24/12/2014

Nano-satellites, the future of interception

While miniature satellites have not made their mark in imagery, they look set to revolutionise electromagnetic intelligence. [...]

GERMANY ISRAEL 17/09/2014

GSM networks fend off interception

Researchers have designed software that can detect the interception of GSM calls. [...]

CHINA 19/03/2014

Shenzhen makes push into GSM interception market

A Chinese outfit is hoping to export interception materiel made in cut-price Shenzhen but marketed by a British front company. [...]

FRANCE 20/11/2013

Protecting government phones from NSA

In the wake of the Snowden affair a handful of French tech companies are working on telephone and text message security. [...]

EUROPE 06/11/2013

Spying on neighbours' phones with digital TV receiver

Hackers have worked out how to turn a €20 digital TV receiver into a mobile telephone interception device. [...]

CHINA 23/10/2013

Chinese players put ear to ground internationally

Private and state-owned Chinese groups are taking on the West in interception. [...]

UNITED STATES 04/07/2012

Geolocation of GSM on an industrial scale

It is now possible to precisely track the whereabouts of a large number of portable telephones simultaneously. [...]

GERMANY 19/01/2011

Affordable GSM interception for all

Researchers Karsten Nohl and Sylvain Munaut demonstrated at the Chaos [...]

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Low cost mobiles made stealthy to prevent interception

Kaitiaki invents cheap way to hack into 4G communications

NSO chiefs' Founders Group invests in cybersecurity firms

Latin America new El Dorado for cyber intelligence companies

4G interception soon available to all hackers

Donald Trump's former intelligence chief Mike Flynn advised Israeli spyware company NSO

Fake Wi-Fi hotspot replaces IMSI catcher

CCC hackers target Iridium sat-phones

Nexa closes in on Circles

Vaulto offers protection from false mobile phone companies

Private 4G networks for war zones and VIPs

3SI, Gulf secure 3G networks

New techniques to geolocate 4G phones

SensePost unmasks anonymous smartphones

Researchers catch IMSI-Catchers

Nano-satellites, the future of interception

GSM networks fend off interception

Shenzhen makes push into GSM interception market

Protecting government phones from NSA

Spying on neighbours' phones with digital TV receiver

Chinese players put ear to ground internationally

Geolocation of GSM on an industrial scale

Affordable GSM interception for all

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