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Article: How to Detect Phone Spying Tech (with Cooper Quintin)

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4 / 10

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The article introduces an interview with security researcher Cooper Quintin about a new tool called Rayhunter, which is designed to detect IMSI-catchers. These devices, also known as Stingrays, impersonate cell towers to track phones, intercept communications, and potentially install malware.

The piece promotes a weekly podcast episode featuring this interview, noting it is available on major platforms like Apple Podcasts and Spotify. It encourages listeners to become paid subscribers for bonus content and provides instructions on how to access the exclusive version.

The main topics covered are the Rayhunter surveillance detection tool, the threats posed by IMSI-catchers, and the promotion of a podcast episode and its subscription model.

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https://www.404media.co/how-to-detect-phone-spying-tech-with-cooper-quintin/

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404 Media

Published Date

2026-03-02 13:00

Fetched Date

2026-03-04 14:36

Processed Date

2026-03-04 14:41

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Present

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Joseph speaks to Cooper Quintin, a security researcher and senior public interest technologist with the Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF). Quintin is one of the people behind Rayhunter, an easy to install tool that can detect nearby IMSI-catchers. This tech, sometimes known as Stingrays, poses as a fake cellphone tower to track a phone’s location, intercept calls and texts, and can sometimes even deliver malware.
Listen to the weekly podcast on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or YouTube. Become a paid subscriber for access to this episode's bonus content and to power our journalism. If you become a paid subscriber, check your inbox for an email from our podcast host Transistor for a link to the subscribers-only version! You can also add that subscribers feed to your podcast app of choice and never miss an episode that way. The email should also contain the subscribers-only unlisted YouTube link for the extended video version too. It will also be in the show notes in your podcast player.