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IMSI-catcher

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IMSI-catcher

Summary

IMSI-catcher ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • International mobile subscriber identity is named after IMSI-catcher[2].
  • IMSI-catcher's subclass of is recorded as telecommunications device[3].
  • IMSI-catcher's subclass of is recorded as law enforcement equipment[4].
  • IMSI-catcher's has use is recorded as wiretapping[5].
  • IMSI-catcher's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/06ldfd[6].
  • IMSI-catcher's Zhihu topic ID is recorded as 19905972[7].
  • IMSI-catcher's Great Norwegian Encyclopedia ID is recorded as IMSI-fanger[8].
  • IMSI-catcher's Microsoft Academic ID is recorded as 2779534916[9].

Why It Matters

IMSI-catcher ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (283 views/month).[1] IMSI-catcher has Wikipedia articles in 11 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[10] IMSI-catcher is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[11]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [6] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
  6. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  7. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [10] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [11] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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APA 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph. (2026). IMSI-catcher. Retrieved April 10, 2026, from https://4ort.xyz/entity/imsi-catcher
MLA “IMSI-catcher.” 4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph, 4ort.xyz, 10 Apr. 2026, https://4ort.xyz/entity/imsi-catcher.
BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_imsi-catcher_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{IMSI-catcher}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/imsi-catcher}, note = {Accessed: 2026-04-10}}
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