A gadget that fits in a backpack intercepts data from Gmail and social networks from users' phones for law enforcement



    Spy things have always been small - because in order for a scout (or a spy, depending on how you evaluate the work of such a specialist) to use a secret device, it must be portable. In our time, miniaturization has reached unprecedented heights, and this is not worth talking about again. And just thanks to technology, governments of different countries can monitor their citizens with the help of very curious instruments.

    One of them is worth mentioning in more detail. This is MABIT Scope, a system for remotely reading information from users' smartphones. The size of the system allows it to be placed in a backpack, and is produced by the Israeli company Magen 100. Information on this device was placed in the brochure of the Israeli company, which was distributedback at Interpol World 2015, an event held last year in Singapore.

    The device is described as a system that can scan all smartphones within its range. When scanning, MABIT Scope intercepts user account data from cloud services. Among others - Gmail, Hotmail, Google Drive.

    In addition, the device can receive a full user profile from the phone: photo, name, URL log, geodata, phone identifier. No system training is required, just as physical contact with the target device is not needed.



    In general, it is not too clear how all this works, but there are similar products. For example, the Rayzone Group offers InterApp, a system that is able (according to the manufacturer) to read the data of any smartphone user within range. Another company, Wintego, is selling a product called WINT. But only Mabit Scope has small dimensions.



    When Motherboard online media reporters attempted to contact the company to clarify some details, a response was received from the Magen 100 manager. He said the company “provides the good guys with a tool to deal with the bad guys.” Moreover, "some things are a secret."

    Interestingly, the company itself operates by law. So says, for example, Richard Tynan, a technologist at Privacy International. He says that more and more companies are starting to produce and advertise similar products, which is dangerous for ordinary users.

    In addition to the systems already mentioned above, you can add a device from Netline Communications Technologies called ManPack. This device allows you to intercept "WiFi communication."

    Magen products are shipped to police, intelligence, government and military, according to information in the brochure. It is proposed to fight with “crime and vandalism”, as well as with terrorists and drug dealers.

    The contents of the brochure can be found here at this link .

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