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Background Information to Mobile Networks

The geographical landscape of the UK and Ireland is scattered with mobile telephone masts. Each mast has one or more cells (shown in figure 1). In simple terms, when a mobile telephone is making/receiving a call or a text message it uses a cell to manage the connection.

Each cell has a unique number assigned to it known as the Cell ID. It is this unique cell number that the network providers store for each connection a telephone makes and receives on their network. The records containing this information are known as the Call Data (Detail) Records (CDRs for short). It is these CDRs that allow cell site analysis to be conducted.

HD Forensics: Computer, Mobile Phone and Cell Site Experts

HD Forensics are experts in the areas of computer forensics and mobile phone forensic. As well as forensics we are also an E-safety and security consultancy company.

Based in the North East of England, we offer an impartial, independent and specialised service to both defence and prosecution clients. Our professional, digital forensic investigation staff have many years experience working in the industry with many different client sectors. We are also able to provide an expert witness service for court if required. Our experts are trained and certified by Bond Solon and Cardiff University.

mobile device forensic check

Mobile devices are becoming increasingly powerful and popular, and the average mobile phone will now hold considerable amounts of information. Their increasing capability provides more opportunity to store and disseminate information.

Sophisticated New Android Trojan

According to mobile security firm Lookout, a new sophisticated Trojan has emerged in China that is affecting Android devices. Lookout Mobile, fresh off announcing a $19.5 Million round of funding last week, said that the Trojan, which it is calling “Geinimi,” can compromise a significant amount of personal data on a user’s phone and send it to remote servers.

Android text messaging bugs acknowledged, fixes in the works

Google has come out and officially acknowledged that Android has two SMS messaging problems, but that a fix is in the works.