Femtocells are nice-to-have mini-cells that boost cellular coverage indoors, to prevent consumers from going down to one, slow bar inside a house or store. Verizon Wireless offers femtocells for home use, but it turns out they can do more than supercharge one’s 3G – the $250 gadgets can also be turned into mobile spy stations.


https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/verizon-hack-turns-femtocells-into-mobile-spy/
Femtocells are nice-to-have mini-cells that boost cellular coverage indoors, to prevent consumers from going down to one, slow bar inside a house or store. Verizon Wireless offers femtocells for home use, but it turns out they can do more than supercharge one’s 3G – the $250 gadgets can also be turned into mobile spy stations.
Mon, 15 Jul 2013 19:12:00 GMT
https://www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/verizon-hack-turns-femtocells-into-mobile-spy/

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