The report published by the Meerut police (India) has uncovered a security breach in the mobile phone company. They found 13,500 Mobile phones which are manufactured by Vivo are running on the same IMEI number.
The IMEI is especially known for the International Mobile Equipment Identity which has a total 15-digit number to identify the device. Once the IMEI assigned to a phone that means you can use that phone worldwide.
The same IMEI number of 13,000 Mobile phones
The case is filed against the company and their service center which highlights the issue when it comes to the police’s personal then they registered FIR against the mobile company and cybercrime investagting cells are actively monitoring the activities and footprints behind this blunder issue.
The police team is actively submitting the new phone for the checking issues and taking help with a cybercrime cell which highlights after the submission because this happens after being repaired.
When the cyber team investigates the phone it shows a different IMEI number on the phone box and phone which hits the Meerut police that something is going wrong inside.
When the Cyber cell team asked about the change in IMEI number to service center manager they replied” IMEI can’t be changed”
When the team does not get a satisfactory answer from the service center manager then they contact the Jio company and Jio sends 13,500 data of the same IMEI Mobile Phones and that all phone locations are having different states of the country.
The Police said” It doesn’t happen that the mobile phone company and criminals are using this advantage to commit some crime. We are under investigation so final decision are still pending. The team are working hard to find any clues of having 13,000 mobile phone IMEI number are the same”
The police personnel said” The teams are made for the investigation we are finding the issues and registered the cases under the relevant section. Experts are finding the footprints.”
If 13,500 Mobile phones are having the same IMEI number then it was a big issue in the securities. Criminals’ activities can be done and you can face trouble in tracking the crime well.
