A Terroristic Divorce

Is Your Cell Phone Spying on You?
Updated: Thursday, 21 May 2009, 12:16 AM CDT
Published : Wednesday, 20 May 2009, 8:15 PM CDT

NED HIBBERD
HOUSTON – Let it out of your sight for just a few minutes, and your smart phone can be turned into a rogue agent that spies on you.

The internet is crawling with software that claims to be able to bug someone’s cell phone.

FOX 26 News tested one such program. It cost $250 and took about ten minutes to install on the target phone.

Once activated, the spyware revealed the calls placed by and received by the phone, listing phone numbers, times, dates and length of each call.

It also logged every text message, both incoming and outgoing.

And it enabled a third party to dial in to the target phone without detection, activating the microphone so the spy could hear everything said in the vicinity, even though the phone itself appeared to be “asleep.”

“Cell phones are not like computers,” said security consultant Michael Fjetland. “There’s no firewall, there’s very little in the way of anti-virus software so once they make that connection, basically, it’s an open door.”

Top five signs your cell phone might be bugged with spyware:

5) Phone is unusually warm even though you haven’t been using it– could indicate unauthorized transmissions.

4) Battery life drops dramatically, for no reason– could indicate surreptitious communication.

3) Screen flashes on and off, without cause– could indicate an incoming spy call.

2) Monthly bill shows an unwarranted spike in SMS or data transmission activity– could indicate your phone is being accessed without your knowledge.

1) Phone receives nonsensical text messages (for example, <*#62><123456789>)– could indicate botched attempts to send system commands.

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If you want to guarantee a private conversation stays that way, don’t just turn off your cell phone–remove the battery.

WHY ARE THE CELL PHONE COMPANIES DOING NOTHING TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF INTRUSION????

Easy Ways to Tell if Your Cell Phone is Bugged
BY WARREN RIDDLE (RSS FEED) — MAY 26TH 2009 AT 7:30AM

If you’ve got a lot of enemies (or watch too many spy movies), you’ve probably noticed those online ads for cell phone bugging software and thought: “Hey, I wonder if my phone is bugged?” Fortunately, the news crew at Fox 26 in Houston shares your paranoia: it recently tested out some cellular spyware to figure out if your ex-girlfriend or ex-boyfriend is listening in.

After dropping $250 for the software on the Internet, the crew had it up and running on a test phone in 10 minutes. As you can imagine, the spyware enabled call- and text-monitoring, gave access to the phone’s contact list, and kept extensive logs of call times and duration. The coolest function let the testers tap into the test phone from a remote location and activate its microphone, allowing them to listen in even with the phone on standby and concealed in a pocket.

As for figuring out if your own phone is bugged, the Fox team says to watch out for significant, unexplained drops in battery power or random screen flashes. Strange billing activity and text messages with random numbers and symbols could also be signs of a bugging. To be safe, you should lock your phone with a password, and if you want to go super clandestine, pop out your phone’s battery when you go meet that guy with the briefcase chained to his wrist. [From: Fox 26]

WHY ARE THE CELL PHONE COMPANIES DOING NOTHING TO PREVENT THIS TYPE OF INTRUSION????

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from the site BadExperiment.com

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