Pronounced "im-zee catcher," it logs the phone's International Mobile Subscriber Identity number (IMSI) and functions like a man-in-the-middle attack, relaying voice, text and data traffic between ...

For the last few months [Eric Escobar] has been working on a simple device that allows anyone to detect when one of these Stingrays or IMSI catchers turns on. With several of these devices ...

Authorities on Wednesday warned those running in the May 12 midterm elections against the use of International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) catche ...

Philippine authorities have arrested a Malaysian national suspected of supplying IMSI catchers — electronic devices used to intercept mobile phone communications and target victims with text scams.

Globe welcomes the Senate's investigation into the illegal trade of IMSI catchers, devices used for SMS spoofing and fraud.

MANILA, PHILIPPINES — A Philippine joint operation resulted in the arrest of an alleged supplier of International Mobile Subscriber Identity (IMSI) catchers. IMSI catchers mimic official cell ...

Makati Mayor Abby Binay warned the public on Wednesday against a scammer using her name and telephone number to solicit money ...

Although hard to believe in the age of cheap IMSI-catchers, “subscriber location privacy” is supposed to be protected by mobile phone protocols. The Authentication and Key Agreement (AKA ...

The most common type is an IMSI catcher, essentially a fake mobile phone tower that logs the IMSI number, or international mobile subscriber identity, of every phone that connects to it.

Ayala-led Globe Telecom expressed its full support to the call for a Senate investigation into the illegal trade of devices used for spoofing or SMS hijacking, a fraud scheme behind the proliferation ...