"Dominator I" sounds more like a monster truck than a collection of small boxes that collectively erase 20 years of relatively secure wireless phone service, doesn't it? Alas, what you're looking at here is a convenient, plug-and-play solution for exploiting the hard work the world's hacking community has put into
cracking the A5/1 encryption used on GSM networks in Europe and the US over the past few years. The system consists of two nondescript white boxes, two directional antennas that you'll point in the direction of your victim, and a laptop that you can use to get a glimpse at all of the phones currently connected to your nearest cell site and record up to four active calls simultaneously -- and if you're more of the text messaging type, Dominator I's got you covered there, too, with full access to SMS. The company claims that the system was "declassified only last week" and is completely undetectable both by the operator and the end user, putting it in this rare nexus of "awesome" and "completely terrifying." It can't do the 128-bit A5/3 used in UMTS, but now that it's been
cracked in a somewhat practical way, we're sure the Dominator II can't be far behind. Follow the break for Meganet's video of the system in action.
posted May 10th 2010 6:02PM
Where do i buy one?
How much $$?
you just KNOW people over in the NSA, CIA, and FBI mailrooms are seeing this and taking it to their respective bosses right now saying "why didn't WE do this??"
@balwheeler
Or more likely, they were saying, "oh civilians can finally get this now."
So this is the new age way to sniff phone calls. Reminds me of old cordless (and early wireless) phones on the 900 MHz band with a scanner... good times.
Love the name and the tag line.
"Dominator. Dominate the world."
F***ing awesome.
This is VERY creepy. Why is a black ops company posting vids on You Tube, anyway? Who are they advertising to?
Hi folks. this is Meganet Corporation. Please note - this equipment is only for sale to the USA Military & Federal Agencies and allied forces. It is not legal for civilian use and is NOT used by the government in random domestically. It is used to trace terrorist, drug dealers and other bad guys. So you can sleep good at night. Also, with a cost that can go over $1 million it is not within reach for most agencies. Sorry we can't elaborate more due to National Secuirty Reasons.
@meganet I'm screwed... I knew I shouldn't have got that new iPhone, I'm stuck in a two year contract. Dam it!
@meganet
Well that's a little more comforting.
@meganet
So all the information you are releasing is not considered a foreign export under ITAR restrictions? I'd imagine there's a title 18 section on this.
I'm sure they could make alot of money selling this gear to Iran or china :(
The theory has been published in 2007, see this GSM cracking project at http://events.ccc.de/camp/2007/Fahrplan/events/2015.en.html . The hardware equipments used, can be found on the market, including the Software Defined Radio (SDR), and a few other things, at not a very high cost (probably $1,000 to $2,000).
Of course that is for proving the theory, and not a finished product like what Meganet is selling. I just want to point out that Meganet does not hold all the knowledge about this, despite they are charging the buyers over $1m or not. If Meganet has come out with this prior to the published project in 2007, then I'd have been a bit more impressed.
GSM has been cracked twice. The earliest encryption was cracked more than a decade ago, and carriers upgraded but kept the news at the lowest exposure as possible. This is the second time to put them to shame.
One part Meganet is correct, because using one is very likely to be illegal in many countries, under wiretapping laws, cellphone eavesdropping laws etc. But the other part about "can't elaborate more..." is self-fulling, as the whole theory has been published at difference conferences including BlackHat.
The government of course has even better stuff than this. Only 4 channels? I'm sure they should be able to put more SDR inside if they are charging $1m. Meganet, haha, you are trying to gouge the taxpayers, that is what it is.
@fortissimo - Unfortunately, you're wrong on all fronts. we've been selling this equipment since 2002, long before any paper was documented or anyone even thought it was possible or feasible. we also sell interceptors for CDMA, Thuraya, Iridium, Global Star, Wifi and much more. and this equipment is used by the US military. There's a world of difference between theoretical papers and an actual product...a million dollars difference that is..per product :) I think you need to be happy for this rare glimpse into Black Ops equipment. take care.
@meganet pwned!
@meganet Your account is new, are you posting videos to get some exposure? Do USA Military & Federal Agencies and allied forces regularly shop for their black op merch on youtube? Did you just want to show off your scary wares? Warn us of the tools our government could be abusing?
I, of course, mean no offense. I am just trying to understand why you chose youtube to host your product info videos.
Also, regarding your Virtual Matrix Encryption solutions, I would think that you know better than anyone that nothing is unbreakable. Time, determination, and skill are the only requirements to solve a problem.
One last thing, your Security Cert for your web store expired on 11/16/2009 at 4:02 PM, and is invalid.
Seriously Fortissimo, check out their youtube channel.. These guys are the real deal..
Hi All. Thanks for the feedback. we'll ignore the nasty feedback. as for sales of this equipment to allied forces it is obviously under ITAR regulations and requires an export license. This equipment can not be sold to civilians at all. Also, Youtube is used today by all Fortune 500 companies and DOD contractor, so welcome to the 21st century. Obviously, non of the information of the video is classified not detailed. Have a great day.