Pennsylvania State Police: Cell-site Simulator
Agency | Pennsylvania State Police |
Location | Harrisburg, PA |
Technology | Cell-site Simulator |
Vendor | Harris Corp. |
The Pennsylvania State Police upgraded its Stingray II cell-site simulator to a Hailstorm system in 2013.
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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.