![]() ![]() ![]() Yes, Chris, but how do they do it on shows such as CSI:Miami? This method isn't too expensive since you don't need much more than a computer, a phone, and some firmware that any serious techie could find online for free. You'd also need to know the network for the target phone-Verizon, Cingular, T-Mobile, etc.-and you'd have to make sure that both your phone and the target are within range of the same base station. This (use of firmware) essentially turns your phone into a radio and allows it to pick up all the texts broadcast on a given channel-instead of limiting you to the ones addressed to you. As Slate's Christopher Beam (apt name, considering the subject, huh)? explains: These criminals also can do the dirty deed by uploading very, very illegal firmware onto your phone. ![]()
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