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Using an RTL-SDR as a Simple IMSI Catcher
Over on YouTube user Keld Norman has uploaded a video showing how he uses an RTL-SDR with gr-gsm and a Python script to create a simple IMSI catcher. IMSI stands for International mobile subscriber...
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Building your Own Cell Phone Network with a Raspberry Pi and BladeRF
As part of their senior project Matthew May & Brendan Harlow of Champlain College worked on a project that involved creating their own software defined radio based portable cell phone network. If...
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Upcoming Book “Inside Radio: An Attack and Defense Guide”
Unicorn team are information security researchers who often also dabble with wireless security research. Recently they have been promoting their upcoming text book titled "Inside Radio: An Attack and...
View ArticleVideo showing SMS Texts and Voice Calls being sniffed with an RTL-SDR
Over on YouTube user Osama SH has uploaded a video briefly showing the steps needed to use an RTL-SDR dongle to sniff some SMS text messages and voice calls made from his own phone. This can be done if...
View ArticleHacking GSM Signals with an RTL-SDR and Topguw
The ability to hack some GSM signals has been around for some time now, but the steps to reproduce the hack have been long and difficult to set up. Recently RTL-SDR.com reader Bastien wrote into us to...
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Building your own Rogue GSM Basestation with a BladeRF
Over on his blog author Simone Margaritelli has added a tutorial that shows how to set up a bladeRF to act as a GSM basestation (cell tower). Having your own GSM basestation allows you to create your...
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CNxROOT Two Posts: How to Build an RTL-SDR Server with OpenWRT, Creating a...
Recently security researcher cnxroot wrote in to let us know about two of his posts that may be of interest to readers. The posts are written in Chinese, so please use Google Translate to read them in...
View ArticleCamp++ YouTube Talk: GSM Signal Sniffing for Everyone with GR-GSM and Multi-RTL
Over on YouTube the channel Budapest Hackerspace has recently uploaded a talk by Piotr Krysik which was given during the August 2016 Camp++ 0x7e0 information security conference. The talk is titled:...
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Using an RTL-SDR as a Simple IMSI Catcher
Over on YouTube user Keld Norman has uploaded a video showing how he uses an RTL-SDR with gr-gsm and a Python script to create a simple IMSI catcher. IMSI stands for International mobile subscriber...
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Motherboard Article: Creating an IMSI Catcher with an RTL-SDR
Motherboard, an online technology magazine has recently run an article titled "With $20 of Gear from Amazon, Nearly Anyone Can Make This IMSI-Catcher in 30 Minutes". The article describes how an...
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SigintOS: A Linux Distro for Signal Intelligence
Recently we've heard of a new Linux distribution called SigintOS becoming available for download. SigintOS is an Ubuntu based distribution with a number of built in signal intelligence applications for...
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RTL-SDR and HackRF Used in Mr. Robot – A TV Drama About Hacking
A few readers have written in to let us know the role SDRs played in the last season of "Mr. Robot". The show which is available on Amazon Prime is about "Mr. Robot", a young cyber-security engineer by...
View ArticleYouTube Tutorial: Building a Passive IMSI Catcher with an RTL-SDR
Thank you to M Khanfar for submitting his YouTube tutorial on how to build a passive IMSI catcher with an RTL-SDR. He writes: In this video im processes of easy step by step building a passive IMSI...
View ArticleSetting up a GSM Basestation in minutes with a USRP and DragonOS
DragonOS is a ready to use Linux OS image that includes many SDR programs preinstalled and ready to use. The creator Aaron also runs a YouTube channel that has multiple tutorial videos demonstrating...
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A Video Demonstration on Cracking a GSM Capture File
Over on YouTube Rob VK8FOES has been uploading some fairly comprehensive demonstrations and tutorials showing how to crack a GSM capture file which can be recorded with any SDR. It's well known now...
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SigintOS Version 2.0 Community Edition Released
SigintOS is an Ubuntu based distribution with a number of built in signal intelligence applications for software defined radios such as the RTL-SDR and TX capable SDRs like the HackRF, bladeRF and USRP...
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QCSuper: Capture 2G/3G/4G/5G Radio Frames with Qualcomm Phones
In the past, we've shown how it's possible to use RTL-SDRs or other SDR devices together with the Airprobe software to analyze data from 2G GSM mobile phones and towers. (Note that it's not possible to...
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