IMSI catchers

Tech

Agencies Spending Millions on ‘Crossbow’ Spy Tech, an Upgraded Stingray

06.08.20

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Hacker Camp Makes DIY Phones, Is Bombarded by DIY IMSI Catcher

09.05.18

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Why It’s So Hard to Say Who Is Using an IMSI Catcher

04.06.17

By Jordan Pearson
Tech

This Company Has Sold £1 Million Worth of Cellphone-Spying Devices to UK Police

03.02.17

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Police in Indianapolis Have Had Stingray Cell Site Simulators Since 2012

01.24.17

By Curtis Waltman
Tech

Virginia State Police Used Cell Tower-Spoofing Device to Track Suspects

12.02.16

By Curtis Waltman
Tech

UK Cops Are Trying to Remove Spy Gear Records from the Web

11.23.16

By Joseph Cox
Tech

NYPD Says Talking About Its IMSI Catchers Would Make Them Vulnerable to Hacking

09.16.16

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Here Is the Contract for the UK’s First Confirmed IMSI Catcher

09.13.16

By Joseph Cox
Tech

British Companies Are Selling Advanced Spy Tech to Authoritarian Regimes

08.26.16

By Joseph Cox
Tech

Canadian Police Don’t Want to Talk About How They Spend Surveillance Dollars

08.22.16

By Nathan Munn
Tech

Surprise! Scans Suggest Hackers Put IMSI-Catchers All Over Defcon

08.12.16

By Joseph Cox

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