The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released Rayhunter, a new open-source tool designed to detect cell site simulators (CSS). These devices, also known as IMSI catchers or Stingrays, mimic cell towers to trick phones into connecting so they can collect data. Rayhunter gives researchers, journalists, and privacy advocates a way to identify suspicious cellular activity. EFF group developed it to work on a common, low-cost mobile hotspot device. At launch, they used an Orbic hotspot, … More →The post Rayhunter: EFF releases open-source tool to detect cellular spying appeared first on Help Net Security.