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Alameda County District Attorney's Office: Cell-site Simulator

Control panel of a Stingray cell-site simulator, showing inputs and power switch
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO
Agency Alameda County District Attorney's Office
Location Oakland, CA
Technology Cell-site Simulator
Vendor

The Alameda County District Attorney's Office maintains a cell-site simulator, which shares with other agencies such as the Oakland Police Department and Fremont Police Department.

More about this technology

Cell-site simulators, also known as Stingrays or IMSI catchers, are devices that masquerade as legitimate cell-phone towers, tricking phones within a certain radius into connecting to the device rather than a tower.

Control panel of a Stingray cell-site simulator, showing inputs and power switch
A Harris Corporation Stingray II cell-site simulator.
Credit: USPTO