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Cell Phone Spying is Illegal in the United States

There is one more reason to be glad you reside in the United States – cell phone spyware is illegal here. With the release of the Apple iPhone5 in Australia, cries can be heard about the “potential tsunami of privacy breaches” according to an article at news.com.au. The article quotes senior lecturer of Internet law at QUT Peter Black who says that “It is not uncommon for the law to lag behind technology in the sense that technology evolves very rapidly.” While that is somewhat obvious because of the nature of technology and the nature of legislation, here at , we know that the proliferation of cell phone spying is growing and become much more common. Some think it is a good way to catch [...]

Be Alert to Signs of Cell Phone Spying

We are getting more and more people asking how they can tell if they have fallen subject to cell phone spying. There are a few symptoms and signs that might indicate you need to undergo mobile phone spyware detection: Battery life is significantly reduced The battery in the phone is hot when not being used by you You hear odd noises like clicking during conversations You hear voices in the background during conversations The screen flashes on at unusual times – without a call or other incoming message We recently were contacted by a woman who lived in a small town and she became very concerned that others were hearing confidential conversations she was having with someone who lived outside the community. Things she had [...]

Cell Phone Forensics Provides Relief to this Husband

A very distraught man contacted recently asking if we could do a mobile phone forensics analysis. He’d been married 19 years and his wife was acting “funny.” How? He had a list: She was whispering on her cell phone She was keeping her cell phone in her pocket or purse or somewhere close to her at all times She was texting – something she didn’t normally do a lot She would get a call and walk away or out of the room to talk He confronted her, thinking she was having an extramarital affair. She denied it, but he was not convinced. He had tried to get text data from the carrier, but learned he was not able to get that information without a subpoena. [...]

Cellular Phone Forensics Mapping Cell Tower Locations Results in Confession

Aren’t cell phones wonderful things? Young people may not realize the freedom and connectivity that we older folks know a cell phone provides. We remember having to wait until we got home to make or return a call. Or how many husbands were really out on a limb when they got to the grocery store and they were out of a specific brand of vanilla his wife said to get. Life is so different. Not only is life for the average Joe and Jane different, the way the authorities and police operate is different as well. Forensic phone analysis is a critical weapon in the crime-fighting arsenal. For instance, putting together the pieces of the puzzle in the murder of a teenage girl centered on [...]

Not Even Cheating Spouses Want to be the Victim of Cell Phone Spyware

I’ve talked several times about the fact that when clients come to , we provide objective facts and information and that often, we don’t know why the information is being requested or how it will be used. We are asked to uncover facts and that is what we do even when it involves cellphone spyware. Many times when a client hands us a phone or mobile device and asks us to perform a forensic analysis, it is because they are afraid someone is stalking them or trying to obtain information of some sort from them – be it of a personal nature or in regard to their professional life or business. In essence, they believe there might be spyware on their cell phones. Another common [...]

Bug Sweep in Preparation for Top-Level Confidential Board Meetings

I just heard that the Teacher’s Union in a major metropolitan city has sent a notice of intent to strike to the school district. I won’t comment on that, but it did remind me of a case took on not too long ago when another company needed a Technical Surveillance Countermeasures (TSCM) specialist and specialized TSCM services. The Board of a large corporation was intending to meet to discuss a major change for the organization – there was even talk of a change of ownership. The rumors had workers and management nervous and twitchy. The Board knew that if any information they discussed leaked out, it could be disastrous for the current operations and, if they did change ownership, for the valuation of the company. [...]

Be Proactive so You Don’t Need Cell Phone Spyware Detection Services

We were recently asked here at how to prevent a cell phone from becoming a mobile spy. No one wants to be a victim of a bad guy eavesdropping on their conversations or their life through a cell phone listening device and we can detect it using cellphone forensics. At this time, there isn’t any 100% surefire method to prevent spyware on cell phones. However, there are a few things that would prevent cell phone surveillance: Understand the SIM Card. A SIM card is a microchip about the size of a postage stamp that is usually located adjacent to the batter in a mobile phone. The Subscriber Identity Module (SIM) is used to identify and authenticate the user of the mobile phone. That’s why a [...]

A Mobile Spy Could be in Your Pocket – and a Ping Indicates the Door is Open

Do you know what a ping is? Do you ever remember those movies where one ship or submarine sends out a sonar signal to determine the location of another ship or submarine? They make that ping sort of noise? Well that is similar to a cell phone ping only, in the case of smart phones, it can open up more than just your location. If the phone has GPS or Internet connections, your location can be noted. If a bad guy wants to keep tabs on you, pinging your cell phone can alert him to your location at any moment. The ping is the signal and is also a request for information. When the request is answered, that means there is a connection between the [...]

Odd Noises and Voices Could be Signs of Cell Phone Spyware

Sometimes the bad guys who have installed cell phone spyware on a mobile device fumble and their fumbles could mean you discover their covert actions. For instance, here at , we had a client come in with his Blackberry in his hand and say that something just wasn’t right. His request was for a forensic phone analysis. He realized a couple of times when someone made a comment about something that no one except he and his partner knew about. His partner swore that he hadn’t shared any of the information with anyone, but somehow the information got out. The only explanation in his mind by this point was that there had to be something – or someone – listening in on his phone and [...]

Cell phone spyware best left to the professionals

These days people are having conversations all over the place – even private conversations in open public places. However, there may come a time when you suspect someone has information from a mobile phone conversation that wasn’t made in a public place. There is no cell phone listening device to make that possible, but there is software called spyware or malware that can be installed onto your mobile phone without your knowledge. In a recent article at Forbes, writer Andy Greenberg provides information about detecting spyware on cell phones based on a presentation by former Pentagon contractor Michael Robinson. They make it sound like an easy task to identify spyware on your phone and get rid of it. However, an astute reader will catch that [...]