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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year ago

Two men arrested for creating illegal telephone mast in the UK

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Two men arrested for creating illegal telephone mast in the UK

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@[email protected] to [email protected]English • 1 year ago
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The mast was used to send thousands of smishing text messages to the public
  • OrbitJunkie
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    14•1 year ago

    He installed a fake antenna? like a fake cellular radio tower? how is it possible that phones just randomly trust this antenna? they explain very little in the article.

    • @[email protected]
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      11•1 year ago

      https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/IMSI-catcher

      • OrbitJunkie
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        3•1 year ago

        lovely, and my phone won’t let me block 2G.

    • @[email protected]
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      4•1 year ago

      Short answer: security through obscurity

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