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The Next Generation of Cell-Site Simulators Is Here. Here's What We Know (2024)

4 pointsby karlzt2 months ago

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Terr_2 months ago
From one of the indirect links [0]:<p>&gt; Additionally, marketing materials produced by the manufacturers of cell-site simulators indicate that they can be configured to [...] edit messages, and even spoof the identity of a caller in text messages and calls on a 2G&#x2F;GSM network.<p>From a policing perspective... wouldn&#x27;t that be uncomfortably close to evidence tampering, if they created false messages attributed to a defendant? Are there currently legal standards around situations where the police impersonate the defendant?<p>[0] <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sls.eff.org&#x2F;technologies&#x2F;cell-site-simulators-imsi-catchers" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;sls.eff.org&#x2F;technologies&#x2F;cell-site-simulators-imsi-c...</a>