| Due to the structure of the mobile communications | | | | gets a hold of your cell phone signal, they can dissect it |
| system, cellular phones are significantly more | | | | to steal, and clone the phone's identification numbers - |
| vulnerable to "cellular hacks" than other types of | | | | the ESN and the MIN. Once this information has been |
| phones.The two major dangers with mobile | | | | stolen, they can program it in to their own phones, and |
| communications are eavesdropping, and rebilling.On | | | | start billing straight to your account. This type of cellular |
| analog networks (which, as of late, have been | | | | criminal is refered to as a 'cloner,' as they clone the |
| replaced with the two types of digital networks: | | | | identification numbers.Protecting yourself against |
| CDMA and GSM) anyone within range with a scanner | | | | Rebilling is slightly more difficult than eavesdropping. |
| could pick up your cellular signal, and listen to what you | | | | The cellular networks have done a lot to increase the |
| are discussing. With the recent move towards CDMA | | | | difficulty of the cloner's job, however, cloning is still |
| and GSM digital networks, calls are encrypted for your | | | | happening. Disabling "roaming" support on your cell |
| protection, though, eavesdroppers with the right | | | | phone is one easy way to eliminate much of the risk |
| patience can still decrypt these calls, and listen in on | | | | of cloning, cloners like roaming-enabled phones, as it is |
| your conversation.Protecting one's self against | | | | difficult for cellular networks to track roaming-enabled |
| eavesdropping is quite simple - consider your cellular | | | | phones and shut them down for fraudulent use. Other |
| phone as a handheld radio broadcasting station (as, | | | | than limiting your roaming usage, protecting yourself |
| that is effectively what it is) and don't say anything | | | | against rebilling is likely a lost cause - instead, you |
| confidential. It's unsafe practice to blindly trust any | | | | should ensure you review all your cellular bills, and |
| communication medium, and always important to | | | | report calls to your service provider.Adam X. Knife is a |
| remember that neither cellular communications, nor | | | | technology enthusiast who runs a range of technology |
| landline communications are infinitely secure - both | | | | and communications related websites, including the |
| have hundreds of faults and potential exploits which | | | | immensely popular exeLibrary Windows Process |
| should be considered.The second type of cellular fraud | | | | Information database, and a set of cell phone review |
| is called Rebilling, or fraudulent billing. When a criminal | | | | and long distance phone carriers review sites. |