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IT TECHNOLOGIES. By :Garcia, Nikko Shawn M. Mobile Phone Cloning. How is it Done ?. What is mobile Phone Cloning?. Mobile phone cloning is simply copying the identity of a mobile phone to another mobile phone or telephone
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IT TECHNOLOGIES By :Garcia, Nikko Shawn M.
Mobile Phone Cloning How is it Done ?
What is mobile Phone Cloning? Mobile phone cloning is simply copying the identity of a mobile phone to another mobile phone or telephone Usually this is done for making fraudulent mobile phone calls & messages
How is mobile phone cloning done? Cloning involves modifying or replacing the EPROM in the phones with a new chip, which would allow you to configure ESN via software. You also have to change its MIN(Mobile Identification Number).
When you have successfully changed ESN/ MIN pair, your phone was an effective clone of the other phone How is mobile phone cloning done?
What is ESN or Min Pair? The ESN ( Electronic Serial Number) is the cellular number of your telephone and a MIN (Mobile Identification number) is simply thephone number of cellular telephone.
How thieves detect ESN/MIN pair? Cellular thieves can capture ESN/MIN using devices such as cell phone reader of Digital Data Interpreter(DDI). These devices specially manufactured to intercept ESN/MINs.
Roaming Fraud Criminal Users Technical Method Fraud Examples
Loss of Revenue • Illegal Activities • How can an organization help themselves ? • Never store confidential information • Always set pin • All devices should be covered by a policy. Impact of Cloning
Duplicate detection • Velocity trap • User/usage profiling • Call counting • Voice sampling • PIN codes Technology used to in mobile phone cloning
Take note : ESN : Electronic Serial Number EPROM : Erasable programmable read-only memory MIN : Mobile Identification Number THAT’S ALL