Cell phones are now vulnerable to attack from hackers who wish to gain information about the user. Recently, a security researcher built a device that will intercept phone calls and record the conversations. Chris Paget showed the audience the new technology Saturday at the DefCon conference.
Paget’s machine tricks cell phone into thinking they are going through a cell tower, when they are actually being routed and recorded. This applies to 2G (second generation) phones. Most new phones are 3G or 4G. I hope the industry takes notice and improves security for the phones.