$30 Stingray Detector | Catching Fake Cell Towers with EFF's Rayhunter

Fake cell towers—also known as Stingrays or IMSI catchers—are being used to spy on protesters and everyday people. Straight Arrow News even found evidence of Stingray surveillance at an anti-ICE protest.

Thanks to the Electronic Frontier Foundation, we now have an open-source way to detect them: Rayhunter. I’ve been tinkering with Rayhunter on a $30 Orbic RC400L hotspot, brought it with me to DEF CON, and even demoed it live on Twitch and in Shorts.

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Orbic RC400L: https://amzn.to/3JFVA0K
Straight Arrow News: https://san.com/cc/exclusive-evidence...
Project: https://github.com/EFForg/rayhunter
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Chapters:
00:00 – Introduction
01:24 – What Are Stingrays (and Why They Matter)
04:17 – Rayhunter Explained
06:19 – Setup Guide (Orbic RC400L)
11:20 – Field Use & Detection
12:15 – Final Thoughts

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