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2. Stingray phone tracker - Wikipedia

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   When operating in active mode, the device mimics a wireless carrier cell tower in order to force all nearby mobile phones and other cellular data devices to connect to it. [ 9 ] [ 10 ] [ 11 ] The StingRay family of devices can be mounted in vehicles, [ 10 ] on airplanes, helicopters and unmanned aerial vehicles . [ 12 ]

3. Cellphone surveillance - Wikipedia

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   Cellphone surveillance (also known as cellphone spying) may involve tracking, bugging, monitoring, eavesdropping, and recording conversations and text messages on mobile phones. [1] It also encompasses the monitoring of people's movements, which can be tracked using mobile phone signals when phones are turned on.

4. Stingray use in United States law enforcement - Wikipedia

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   The use of stingrays by United States law enforcement is an investigative technique used by both federal and local law enforcement in the United States to obtain information from cell phones by mimicking a cell phone tower. The devices which accomplish this are generically known as IMSI-catchers, but are commonly called stingrays, a brand sold ...

5. Dirtbox (cell phone) - Wikipedia

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   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 ...

6. IMSI-catcher - Wikipedia

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   A virtual base transceiver station (VBTS) [5] is a device for identifying the temporary mobile subscriber identity (TMSI), international mobile subscriber identity (IMSI) of a nearby GSM mobile phone and intercepting its calls, some are even advanced enough to detect the international mobile equipment identity (IMEI).

7. How to tell if your phone has been hacked - AOL

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   “Keep your smartphone on you, or within view, while in public. If you have a ‘phone visibility’ option, turn it off. This setting allows nearby devices to see your phone and exchange data ...