Advanced Tracking Techniques Re: [FedCom] Update: Unknown Frequencies

[Michael W. Scheel]

Take anything you read about Mitnick with a large dose of scepticism.  I have heard comms (different situation) where they were able to deterime what face of the cell tower but that was all they could do. The agency was one of those that tracked him down. 


Michael W. Scheel N0NGL
Davenport, Iowa USA
WWW.QuadCitiesScan.Com  

-----Original Message-----
From: "Ken" <rfinder1 at verizon.net>
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 20:25:16 
To:"Discussion of Federal Government Communications" <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
Subject: Advanced Tracking Techniques Re: [FedCom] Update: Unknown Frequencies

Remember Kevin Mitnick (computer hacker) &  John Markoff and Tsutomu 
Shimomura's  book "Takedown"...

During the final "take down" chapter of the book --  Mitnick is using a 
cellphone/laptop computer interface to hack into a site & the feds (don't 
call if it was the FBI, USMS, or USSS) are able to track him by first 
finding out what cell tower (lobe of cell tower) his signal is hitting (and 
I'd assume the specific radio frequency & cellphone number/EN code  & than 
with a mobile/portable device they are able to track him down to the 
specific townhouse apartment in a fairly large complex.   Very interesting 
use of technology.

K



e  <Uran233 at aol.com>
To: <fedcom at mailman.qth.net>
Sent: Saturday, October 07, 2006 7:58 PM
Subject: Re: [FedCom] Update: Unknown Frequencies


> Hello group from Pittsburgh
> I caught an unusual stakeout on 168.900 P-25 in the clear and from
> Philadelphia. They were doing a fone trace and getting the "911" info real 
> time  from
> the cell tower and knew which of the antennas on the tower got the signal 
> from
> the telephone. I believe they said it was good to a circle of 425 feet.
..snip..snip..snip... 


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