LongHope, Etross, Semptian, Foshan Amplitec, HK Medsourcing - the list of China’s IMSI catcher manufacturers goes on and on. Some are produced for foreign ISS vendors that stamp them with their own logo. Some are sold via the black market to sanctioned nations to circumvent user certificate requirements, when needed. But overall this a wide open bazaar for many classes of IMSI … [Read more...]
IMSI Catchers by Pro-Solve – UK’s Mini-Harris Corporation
With global market giants such as Harris Corporation and Rayzone to contend with, and tough competition on the home front from specialty vendors including cellXion, how does a comparatively small player like Pro-Solve International not only survive but make a strong “go of it” selling IMSI catchers? In a crowded field, Pro-Solve distinguishes itself with a trio of assets: … [Read more...]
Will Rafael PowerSpy Mobile Location Ever Come Out?
In the months since Rafael PowerSpy rocked the ISS world with news of a revolutionary approach to mobile location, this remarkable advance has all but disappeared from view. The initial report emerged in the most innocuous way, via an obscure academic paper published by Stanford University Computer Science Department in coordination with financial backer Rafael Advanced Defense … [Read more...]
Attack on France’s 2015 Intelligence Act Hits Mobile Monitoring
A court decision banning mobile monitoring undermines France's 2015 Intelligence Act - but the legal fight isn't over yet. European public furor over the UK's Investigatory Powers Act - approved by Parliament in November 2016 and blessed by the Queen shortly after - overshadowed controversy on surveillance law in a nearby country arguably the most severely impacted by recent … [Read more...]
Cobham IMSI Catchers In Last Place at Domo
A year has passed since £ 1.9 billion British defense contractor Cobham spun off its tactical comms and surveillance unit to private equity group Marlin Equity Partners of Los Angeles for US $10 million, a sum barely noticeable on either company's balance sheet. Shortly afterward, in April 2016, the old Cobham spyware division emerged as a new "standalone" company called Domo … [Read more...]