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Capture cell phone text messages with Wireshark?

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Is it possible to capture cell phone text messages with Wireshark if they are connected to the wire less?

asked 18 Nov '12, 08:13

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not if they're cellular messages (SMS), because they are transfered via GSM/UMTs etc. You can probably capture stuff like WhatsApp messages, but they should be encrypted in most cases.

answered 18 Nov '12, 09:11

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