Just wondering if 3G networks can be sniffed like public wifi networks, via wireshark for example (I'm almost sure this is not possible due to encryption, but I just want to make sure?)
Can 3G networks be packet sniffed / analyzed
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Best Answer
Sure - any network can be sniffed, as long as the sniffer can be connected in the right place.
Communications between the phone and the cell antenna are encypted, though, so without some specialized equipment and processes, data is relatively safe on that path. After getting decrypted at the cell antenna site, though, it could be sniffed at one of hundreds of places inside the telco's network.