An investigative report by WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., has found dozens of spy towers and devices around the nation’s capital — and even more troubling is the fact nobody is entirely sure what they are doing or how they got there.
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An investigative report by WRC-TV in Washington, D.C., has found dozens of spy towers and devices around the nation’s capital — and even more troubling is the fact nobody is entirely sure what they are doing or how they got there.
There are countless cell phone towers all around us. Just take a look at any major phone company’s coverage map: Almost every populated area of America is blanketed with towers, which allow us to stay connected while roaming or even driving across the country.
But not every cell tower is there to help us. Spying devices commonly known as “StingRays” can mimic legitimate parts of the network, but track you in alarming ways.
“The technology can be as small as a suitcase, placed anywhere at any time, and it’s used to track cell phones and intercept calls,” explained the news outlet.
Western Journal reports: The trick is that your phone is always searching for a strong tower. When it finds one, it connects automatically. This happens constantly without the user ever realizing it. By mimicking or “spoofing” a real cell tower, the StingRays — a brand name for one variant of the device — connect to your phone and gather important data, including its unique identification number.
This means that once a group knows what your phone looks like on the network, a cluster of StingRays can detect when you enter or leave an area. With enough of the spy devices, your location can be tracked with surprising accuracy.
It may also be possible for the devices to listen in on phone calls. By acting as a “man in the middle,” StingRays can intercept your traffic while forwarding calls to their intended destination. You would probably never know something was amiss.
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Link to article: https://www.nbcwashington.com/investigations/Potential-Spy-..
