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IMSI Catchers And Cell Tower Simulators

6 questions · ~5 min · advanced

Six questions on how IMSI catchers exploit GSM's one-way authentication, how downgrade attacks work against 4G/5G fallback, what 5G's SUCI protection changes, and how European law constrains their use.

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Why are IMSI catchers effective against GSM (2G) phones but less effective against 4G/5G devices?

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