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Someone Likely Used a Sophisticated Phone-Spying Device at the 2024 DNC

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Wired and the Electronic Frontier Foundation conducted an analysis of wireless signal data from the Democratic National Convention last summer .

They found evidence that someone may have used a cell-site simulator to spy on devices.

Cell-site simulators are controversial police tools that can grab wireless signals from the air and store them for later analysis.

The convention was marred by ongoing protests over the Biden administration's support of the Israeli assault on Gaza .