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Method for Locating GSM Mobile User

Yufeng Zheng

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Abstract

A theoretical method for locating GSM mobile user is presented. With it the attacker can spoof the mobile phone to send its IMSI and IMEI identifiers to the air by changing the messages transmitted between the mobile phone and the base station. After intercepting IMSI and IMEI, the attacker can locate the mobile phone user through LAI received from the broadcast messages of the current base station. Both mobile phone user and the base station are not aware of the action of locating during this attacking procedure.

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A theoretical method for locating GSM mobile user is presented. With it the attacker can spoof the mobile phone to send its IMSI and IMEI identifiers to the air by changing the messages transmitted between the mobile phone and the base station. After intercepting IMSI and IMEI, the attacker can locate the mobile phone user through LAI received from the broadcast messages of the current base station. Both mobile phone user and the base station are not aware of the action of locating during this attacking procedure.

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A theoretical method for locating GSM mobile user is presented. With it the attacker can spoof the mobile phone to send its IMSI and IMEI identifiers to the air by changing the messages transmitted between the mobile phone and the base station. After intercepting IMSI and IMEI, the attacker can locate the mobile phone user through LAI received from the broadcast messages of the current base station. Both mobile phone user and the base station are not aware of the action of locating during this attacking procedure.

Key concepts: Computer science, GSM services, Mobile station, Base station, GSM, Mobile identification number, Mobile phone, Mobile phone tracking

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