28-07-2012, 11:26 AM
Mobile Cloning
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What is Mobile Cloning
Cell phone cloning is copying the identity of one mobile telephone to another mobile telephone.
Usually this is done for making fraudulent telephone calls.
How it is done
Cloning involved modifying or replacing the EPROM in the phones with a new chip, which would allow you to configure ESN via software.
You would also have to change the MIN.
When you had successfully changed ESN/MIN pair, your phone was an effective clone of the other phone.
HOW IS CELL CLONING DONE?
Cloning involved modifying or replacing thee PROM in the phone with a new chip which would allow you to configure an ESN(Electronic serial number) via software.
You would also have to change the MIN(Mobile Identification Number).
When you had successfully changed theESN/MIN pair, your phone was an effective clone of the other phone.
REQUIREMENTS
Cloning required access to ESN and MIN pairs.
ESN/MIN pairs were discovered in several ways:Sniffing the cellular, Trashing cellular companies,Hacking cellular companies.
Cloning has been successfully demonstrated underGSM.
But the process is not easy and it currently remains inthe realm of serious hobbyists and researchers.
CONCLUSION
Presently the cellular phone industry relies on common law(fraud and theft) and in-house counter measures to addresscellular phone fraud.
Mobile Cloning Is in initial stages in India so preventive stepsshould be taken by the network provider and the Government.
The enactment of legislation to prosecute crimes related to cellular phones is not viewed as a priority.
However. It is essential that intended mobile crime legislationbe comprehensive enough to incorporate cellular phone fraud, in particular "cloning fraud" as a specific crime.
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What is Mobile Cloning
Cell phone cloning is copying the identity of one mobile telephone to another mobile telephone.
Usually this is done for making fraudulent telephone calls.
How it is done
Cloning involved modifying or replacing the EPROM in the phones with a new chip, which would allow you to configure ESN via software.
You would also have to change the MIN.
When you had successfully changed ESN/MIN pair, your phone was an effective clone of the other phone.
HOW IS CELL CLONING DONE?
Cloning involved modifying or replacing thee PROM in the phone with a new chip which would allow you to configure an ESN(Electronic serial number) via software.
You would also have to change the MIN(Mobile Identification Number).
When you had successfully changed theESN/MIN pair, your phone was an effective clone of the other phone.
REQUIREMENTS
Cloning required access to ESN and MIN pairs.
ESN/MIN pairs were discovered in several ways:Sniffing the cellular, Trashing cellular companies,Hacking cellular companies.
Cloning has been successfully demonstrated underGSM.
But the process is not easy and it currently remains inthe realm of serious hobbyists and researchers.
CONCLUSION
Presently the cellular phone industry relies on common law(fraud and theft) and in-house counter measures to addresscellular phone fraud.
Mobile Cloning Is in initial stages in India so preventive stepsshould be taken by the network provider and the Government.
The enactment of legislation to prosecute crimes related to cellular phones is not viewed as a priority.
However. It is essential that intended mobile crime legislationbe comprehensive enough to incorporate cellular phone fraud, in particular "cloning fraud" as a specific crime.