Title :
Eavesdropping Through Mobile Phone
Author :
Lin, Yi-Bing ; Tsai, Meng-Hsun
Author_Institution :
Nat. Chiao Tung Univ., Hsinchu
Abstract :
Mobile telecommunication services have become very popular recently, and many people bring mobile phones with them wherever they go. However, we observe that mobile phones can be modified to become remote microphones for eavesdropping. The eavesdropping technique only requires modifications to the mobile phone to be spied on and does not require any network changes. This paper describes mobile-phone eavesdropping and analyzes how serious it can be. Based on our study, we provide suggestions to avoid being eavesdropped upon.
Keywords :
mobile communication; mobile handsets; telecommunication security; mobile telecommunication services; mobile-phone eavesdropping; remote microphones; Eavesdropping; Session Initiation Protocol (SIP); Signaling System Number 7 (SS7); Voice over IP (VoIP); session initiation protocol (SIP); signaling system number 7 (SS7); voice over IP (VoIP);
Journal_Title :
Vehicular Technology, IEEE Transactions on
DOI :
10.1109/TVT.2007.901060
