Fake cell phone towers that bring complications to individual data have been discovered across the United States, as reported by Popular Science via Top Tech News.

The motivation of individuals for producing the fake cell phone towers is unknown.

According to Top Tech News, the fake cell phone towers are able to eavesdrop on encrypted phone conversations. Additionally, the towers can tap into SMS messages and specific location of individual users.

Nineteen fake cell phone towers were found in the country, as reported by Popular Science via Top Tech News.

ESD America found the circulation of such fake towers across the country, as reported by Top Tech News. ESD America manufactures Cryptophone 500. Cryptophone is an Android phone whose encryption features are able to identify mobile hack activities.

ESD discovered a fake cell phone tower in the borders dividing North Carolina and Florida. Additionally, one of these towers was also discovered in South Point Casino in Las Vegas.

Top Tech News reported that the towers were technically referred to as IMSI-catchers. They prey on hacking mobile data and activities by disabling the vulnerable security in the 2G communication tool.

The fake towers impersonate the real phone carrier's towers. Afterwards, they deceive the mobile units so they can connect to them. Mobile servers don't detect that the encryption of the phones have been disabled by the fake towers. This makes it easy for such culprits to hack the mobile units undetected.