DHS Finds Listening Devices Throughout Our Nations Capital

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For the first time [FONT=&quot]U.S. government has publicly acknowledged the [/FONT][FONT=&quot] rogue devices --

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Washington is awash in unauthorized interception devices.[/FONT][FONT=&quot]

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]DHS had observed "anomalous activity" consistent with Stingrays in the Washington area

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]2014 - security-company researchers conducted public sweeps that located suspected unauthorized devices near the White House, the Supreme Court, the Commerce Department and the Pentagon[/FONT][FONT=&quot]
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[FONT=&quot]a cellular site simulator used for surveillance purposes manufactured by Harris Corporation, of Melbourne, Fla. The Department of Homeland Security says it has identified suspected rogue cell tower simulators in Washington. The suspected simulators, known popularly as Stingrays, were detected by a DHS contractor in early 2017 during a 90-day pilot

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]work by tricking mobile devices into locking onto them instead of legitimate cell towers, revealing the exact location of a particular cellphone. More sophisticated versions can eavesdrop on calls by forcing phones to step down to older, unencrypted 2G wireless technology. Some attempt to plant malware.

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]size of a briefcase; some are as small as a cellphone. They can be placed in a car next to a government building. The most powerful can be deployed in low-flying aircraft.

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Russians' equipment is so powerful it can track targets a mile away,

[/FONT][FONT=&quot]Shutting down rogue Stingrays is expensive

[/FONT]https://www.nbcdfw.com/news/politics/Spy-Stingray-Cellphone-Listening-Devices-Washington-478679543.html[FONT=&quot]

[/FONT]http://www.bostonherald.com/news/us_politics/2018/04/apnewsbreak_us_suspects_cellphone_spying_devices_in_dc[FONT=&quot]

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