Mobile phone bugs
Modern technology proves that nothing is truly
hidden anymore—mobile phones, landlines, and the internet are all
vulnerable to eavesdropping.
One of the most well-known methods is "cloning" (as in "cloning" of a mobile phone). This method requires access to the phone you're interested in and the ability to take it for a short period.
Once the phone is in hand, the person interested in this action steals the codes (every mobile has its own "identity," known as the IMEI), copies the SIM card electronically, and then, using the appropriate equipment (even a modern computer is sufficient), receives the signal emitted from the cell tower.
The receiver decodes the signal, and when the original phone rings, by picking up the copy, the person can listen to the conversation. The same process applies to messages, which, however, can only be read if the subscriber has opened them first.
"Signal Theft"
With this method, one essentially steals the signal from the air where the "identity" of the respective mobile is emitted and can only track the movements of the real subscriber. In other words, one can read the messages after the subscriber does and listen to the conversations if and when the subscriber answers their phone.
Another vulnerability in the latest generation of mobile phones is Bluetooth (wireless communication between phones or accessories). When the phone owner activates it, it is like opening a "gateway" into their mobile.
When the user makes a call with Bluetooth activated, it synchronizes with the phone within a specific frequency range. If someone, within a 10-meter radius, sets their wireless earpiece to the same frequency, they can hear the other person's conversation. Of course, the necessary equipment is required.
There are also more advanced devices for intercepting mobile phone conversations, which can detect the phone within a radius of 100-300 meters and bypass the network protection mechanisms to monitor the conversation.
This equipment is used by European law enforcement agencies and has been used at least once in Greece during the dismantling of a drug trafficking network.
"Trojan Horse"
So, if one day someone gives you a mobile phone, be cautious if you have reasons to be. The phone they gift you may be from any company, but its difference is that it has different software with embedded codes via the internet. By calling this specific code (not the number) from another device, one can listen to every conversation without being detected, regardless of distance.
The conversations are essentially transferred through the phone's line, just like regular telephone communication, with the difference being that the owner of the phone cannot notice it. At the same time, the "spy-phone" has the ability to act as a bug within a 5-6 meter radius. The device may be placed in one room while listening in on another.
One of the most well-known methods is "cloning" (as in "cloning" of a mobile phone). This method requires access to the phone you're interested in and the ability to take it for a short period.
Once the phone is in hand, the person interested in this action steals the codes (every mobile has its own "identity," known as the IMEI), copies the SIM card electronically, and then, using the appropriate equipment (even a modern computer is sufficient), receives the signal emitted from the cell tower.
The receiver decodes the signal, and when the original phone rings, by picking up the copy, the person can listen to the conversation. The same process applies to messages, which, however, can only be read if the subscriber has opened them first.
"Signal Theft"
With this method, one essentially steals the signal from the air where the "identity" of the respective mobile is emitted and can only track the movements of the real subscriber. In other words, one can read the messages after the subscriber does and listen to the conversations if and when the subscriber answers their phone.
Another vulnerability in the latest generation of mobile phones is Bluetooth (wireless communication between phones or accessories). When the phone owner activates it, it is like opening a "gateway" into their mobile.
When the user makes a call with Bluetooth activated, it synchronizes with the phone within a specific frequency range. If someone, within a 10-meter radius, sets their wireless earpiece to the same frequency, they can hear the other person's conversation. Of course, the necessary equipment is required.
There are also more advanced devices for intercepting mobile phone conversations, which can detect the phone within a radius of 100-300 meters and bypass the network protection mechanisms to monitor the conversation.
This equipment is used by European law enforcement agencies and has been used at least once in Greece during the dismantling of a drug trafficking network.
"Trojan Horse"
So, if one day someone gives you a mobile phone, be cautious if you have reasons to be. The phone they gift you may be from any company, but its difference is that it has different software with embedded codes via the internet. By calling this specific code (not the number) from another device, one can listen to every conversation without being detected, regardless of distance.
The conversations are essentially transferred through the phone's line, just like regular telephone communication, with the difference being that the owner of the phone cannot notice it. At the same time, the "spy-phone" has the ability to act as a bug within a 5-6 meter radius. The device may be placed in one room while listening in on another.