SecurityBleepingComputerabout 2 hours ago
Canada Arrests Three Men Over SMS Blaster
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In April 2026, Canadian authorities arrested three men for operating an SMS blaster, a device that pretends to be a cell tower to send phishing texts. This tool exploits 4G vulnerabilities to trick phones into connecting and sharing identifiers like the IMSI before authentication, functioning as a close cousin to the IMSI catcher used for surveillance.
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