A detailed and forensically-safe report of information
stored on any GSM SIM in seconds
Unfortunately, mobile
phones are great for crime. A criminal can easily buy a mobile under a false
name then use it anywhere in the world without revealing his or her location
to called parties. All this in the knowledge that their conversations are
almost impossible to be listened into by the police or other security
services.
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| However, all GSM mobiles contain a
Subscriber Identity Module or SIM.
This removable piece of plastic (no bigger than a postage stamp) is actually a
computer and able to store information which may reveal clues about the
activities of the owner of the phone. Such information includes received text
messages and personalised telephone numbers.
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SIM
Detective is able to communicate with the SIM, analyse and
automatically produce a forensic report of the data stored on it. |
Even if the mobile phone itself
is broken (for example, having been recovered from a river) the SIM itself
will most likely still function, allowing
SIMdetective to reveal its
content. |
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| Mobile phone theft
around the world is increasing year on year at a staggering rate.
Every year over a million phones are snatched
in the UK alone. |
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| When stolen phones
are recovered, it is often tedious to operate the menu system for each
phone (every phone manufacturer has a different system). This assuming the
batteries are still charged of course. Then everything has to be written down
manually, which is very time consuming and prone to error.
SIMdetective automates the process,
providing a printed report for each phone if required. Each phone can be
dealt with in around 60 seconds. [important
note]
In addition,
SIMdetective
ensures that no data stored on the SIM is modified during the read
process - this is vital for evidence gathering purposes. Additionally, the
resulting reports can be digitally signed to a particular operator ID and
case ID if required.
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| "A
French businessman was about to be arrested last year for his involvement
in a corruption scandal. He thought the information on his card was so
potentially damaging that he ate his cell-phone's SIM card as police
closed in." |
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