00:00PNP Chief Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil ordered the PNP-ACG to intensify cyber patrolling
00:08so that it can be seen the increased sales of their equipment
00:11that came from the so-called POGO hubs.
00:14The center of the news is from Ryan Lesigues.
00:19PNP Anti-Cybercrime Group or PNP-ACG confirmed that the online sales of their equipment
00:26that came from the so-called POGO hubs in the country are increasing.
00:29Because of this, PNP Chief Police General Rommel Francisco Marbil ordered the PNP-ACG
00:36to intensify cyber patrolling so that it can be seen.
00:40In the past few days, the authorities' efforts have paid off
00:44after an alias Popoy was arrested for selling a text blast machine or ISMI catcher online.
00:52You have the right to remain silent so that no one will say that we are using POGO or fight against you.
00:59Immediately, this man was surrounded by PNP-ACG operatives inside a restaurant in Paco, Manila.
01:06The man is the target of the entrapment operation.
01:09Inside the paper bag he was carrying, you can see what this IMSI catcher is selling.
01:15In the initial investigation, it turned out that the suspect bought the text blasting machine
01:21from a security guard in a POGO hub for P5,000.
01:25The suspect has been buying it for a long time but because he doesn't know how to use it,
01:30he decided to put it aside for now.
01:32When he needed money, he decided to sell it online.
01:37He bought it for P5,000 and he was selling it for P10,000.
01:43He needed money because it was his birthday.
01:47The suspect is now in jail and is facing a criminal case.
01:50We saw his illegal online activities and we gathered enough evidence to file a case against him.
01:59That's why we had an entrapment operation.
02:02The IMSI catcher is an electronic device that can track and intercept mobile phone communications.
02:10It is usually called a fake cell tower or rogue cell tower.
02:16It can be used as a fake cell tower and can connect mobile phones to the IMSI catcher.
02:23It is also indicated that the IMSI catcher has a weak signal
02:28like a drop in the signal from LTE or 5G to 2G.
02:33This is where the text message comes in.
02:36We arrested him using a device that has 8 ports.
02:40Even though this is just one device with 8 ports,
02:43it can be used with SIM cards since it has SIM card slots.
02:49Each SIM card can send up to 1,000 messages.
02:55From Campo Crame, Ryan Lizigues for Pambansang TV in Bagong, Philippines.
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