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When operating in active mode, the Stingray device mimics a wireless carrier cell tower in order to force all nearby mobile phones and other cellular data devices to connect to it. The StingRay is an IMSI-catcher with both passive (digital analyzer) and active (cell-site simulator) capabilities.
Initially, the use of stingray phone trackers was a secret, due to a number of non-disclosure agreements between individual police departments and the Federal Bureau of Investigation. [4] According to the American Civil Liberties Union , the FBI entered into agreements with at least 48 police departments in the United States.
A tower dump is the sharing of identifying information by a cell tower operator, which can be used to identify where a given individual was at a certain time. [7] [8] As mobile phone users move, their devices will connect to nearby cell towers in order to maintain a strong signal even while the phone is not actively in use.
The name "Stingray" is the name of a specific device made by L3Harris (formerly known as Harris), but has now colloquially become the generic term for all cell site simulators.
It looks like the Stingray tools law enforcement agencies have been using to track cellphones are even worse than we thought. They also have the ability to record your calls and access your text ...
A high-security mobile communications company has discovered over 15 fake cell towers across the US that are capable of gaining access to people's mobile phones. The construction and abilities of ...
A targeted mobile phone is sent signals where the user will not be able to tell apart the device from authentic cell service provider infrastructure. [16] This means that the device will be able to retrieve data that a normal cell tower receives from mobile phones if registered. [16]
A dirtbox (or DRT box) is a cell site simulator, a phone device mimicking a cell phone tower, that creates a signal strong enough to cause nearby dormant mobile phones to switch to it. Mounted on aircraft, it has been used by the United States Marshals Service since at least 2007 to locate and collect information from cell phones believed to be ...