Oros42/IMSI-catcher
This program show you IMSI numbers of cellphones around you.
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Where it stands
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The project lists 16 contributors on GitHub.
Gained 44% fewer stars in the last 90 days than in the 90 days before.
Use Cases & Benefits
- Displays IMSI numbers, country, brand, and operator of nearby cellphones by decoding GSM signals using SDR hardware.
- Enables low-cost GSM network analysis with open-source tools and affordable SDR devices like RTL-SDR and HackRF.
- Use for educational purposes to understand GSM network operations and mobile subscriber identification.
- Use for security researchers to monitor and analyze GSM traffic and detect IMSI-related network activity.
- Use for hobbyists experimenting with software-defined radio and GSM signal decoding on Linux platforms.
Should you depend on it?
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License
CC0 1.0
Public-domain style: no conditions on use.
Community files
- README: present
Watch-outs
- No GitHub releases; pin a commit or tag instead of a release.
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From the README
This program shows you IMSI numbers, country, brand and operator of cellphones around you.
/!\ This program was made to understand how GSM network work. Not for bad hacking !
Warning : don't use python 3.9 (ctypes bug)!
You have the choice with 2 types of gr-gsm's install : in your OS or with docker.
Daily snapshots
Stars gained per day, and how forks and open issues moved, from GStars' daily snapshots
Forks
915+13
Open issues
25+0
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