During the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, WIRED investigated the use of cell site simulators (CSS) but found no evidence of their deployment. The team collected data signals from numerous devices, potentially exposing vulnerabilities for activists and police. Devices such as police drones and body cameras were tracked between different protest sites, revealing movement patterns. While the investigation points to the risks of being tracked by emitted signals from various devices, there were no direct consequences on WIRED's operations.
Source: https://www.wired.com/story/dnc-hidden-signal-hunt/
TPRM report: https://scoringcyber.rankiteo.com/company/wired
"id": "wir000091224",
"linkid": "wired",
"type": "Breach",
"date": "9/2024",
"severity": "25",
"impact": "1",
"explanation": "Attack without any consequences"{'affected_entities': [{'industry': 'Media',
'location': 'Chicago',
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'description': 'During the Democratic National Convention in Chicago, WIRED '
'investigated the use of cell site simulators (CSS) but found '
'no evidence of their deployment. The team collected data '
'signals from numerous devices, potentially exposing '
'vulnerabilities for activists and police. Devices such as '
'police drones and body cameras were tracked between different '
'protest sites, revealing movement patterns. While the '
'investigation points to the risks of being tracked by emitted '
'signals from various devices, there were no direct '
"consequences on WIRED's operations.",
'investigation_status': 'Completed',
'motivation': 'Investigative Journalism',
'references': [{'source': 'WIRED', 'url': 'https://www.wired.com'}],
'title': 'Investigation of Cell Site Simulators During Democratic National '
'Convention',
'type': 'Surveillance Investigation',
'vulnerability_exploited': 'Data signals from devices'}