- No false base stations – Dagbladet.no

In December last year claimed Aftenposten that they had revealed that false base stations were used in Oslo to eavesdrop on thousands of mobile phones. The information struck like a bomb, and both the Police Security Service (PST) and Oslo Police launched an extensive investigation.

PST hunted possible foreign intelligence services, while Oslo police hunted for possible criminals who would like to use the false base stations.

In Aftenposten on 12 December 2014 stated:

“Outside parliament, government offices and the residence of Prime Minister Erna Solberg is it taking advanced spy equipment that can monitor all mobile phones in the area . The question is: Who is responsible? “.

And:

” The false base stations to monitor the movements of ministers, politicians, government officials and ordinary people going in, out and around key buildings in Oslo. If there are criminals, foreign intelligence or other behind, is unknown. “

After several months of intense investigation is now established that Aftenposten’s revelation was not after all-time surveillance scandal .

No false base stations

– We have investigated this matter since 14 December last year. Now the case dismissed. The investigation is finalized. In conclusion, there is no evidence for the use of false base stations, such Aftenposten concluded, says communications director Trond Hugubakken in PST Dagbladet.

In addition to its own experts have PST utilized the expertise of E-services, telecom companies, Telenor and NetCom, and Simula Research Laboratory – who conduct research in selected areas of software and communication technology.

The conclusion is unambiguous: False base stations has not been used in Oslo.

– case dismissed

– We got access to material Aftenposten has based their articles on. A review of this material and our own investigations have led to the case has been dropped, says communications director Trond Hugubakken Dagbladet.

Aftenposten described themselves in their Articles whom they had worked with, to reveal what they saw as an extensive illegal surveillance in Oslo. In an Aftenposten article on 17 December last year states:

“Security companies that Aftenposten collaborated, led by Norwegians with long experience from the military intelligence service. They rented by both private and public authorities to uncover monitoring “.

It further states in the same article:

The surveys revealed at least nine IMSI catchere (false base stations , Dagbladet’s remarks) and Aftenposten could on the basis of measurements show which areas in Oslo where they were deployed. In order to detect the monitoring equipment accurately, however, one must have police powers to gain access to premises and offices.

– No evidence

Lieutenant General Kjell Grandhagen Intelligence Service also confirm that they have drawn the same conclusion as PST:

– Intelligence Service can not find that in the presented material from Aftenposten is proof that it is used “IMSI catchers” or false base stations as being performed by Aftenposten says Grandhagen.

– In our work, we have, in addition to the material Aftenposten has made available, our own measurements of the same areas, as well as access to telecom operators’ information on their cellular networks, and how these are configured. In sum, this involves a much broader basis for analysis than it Aftenposten experts had available. This has been crucial to us being able to conclude as we have done, said Chief of the Intelligence Service, Lieutenant General Kjell Grandhagen.

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Dagbladet has vainly sought the chief editor Espen Egil Hansen and Together they Aftenposten for a comment to PST dismissal of Aftenposten’s revelation of the false base stations.

Neither Hansen or Borud has been available for Dagbladet.