To show what the CryptoPhone can do that less expensive competitors cannot, he points me to a map that he and his customers have created, indicating 17 different phony cell towers known as “interceptors,” detected by the CryptoPhone 500 around the United States during the month of July alone. Interceptors look to a typical phone like an ordinary tower. Once the phone connects with the interceptor, a variety of “over-the-air” attacks become possible, from eavesdropping on calls and texts to pushing spyware to the device.
“Interceptor use in the U.S. is much higher than people had anticipated,” Goldsmith says. “One of our customers took a road trip from Florida to North Carolina and he found 8 different interceptors on that trip. We even found one at South Point Casino in Las Vegas.”
Thought it was interesting given the recent discussion about privacy.
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yikes, that's nasty. it just goes to show that storing sensitive information on any drive (pc, cloud, mobile device) is at great risk.
If you're going to store pictures/videos/chat history, etc, you had better ensure that you wouldn't be petrified at the thought of the data becoming accessible to the world.... it's the brave new world we are living in.
Interesting article about phony cell towers intercepting cell phones
