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Lightweight User Equipment-Side Detection of False Base Station Attacks Using a First-Order Markov Chain.

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  • 1AUTOCRYPT Co., Ltd., Seoul 07241, Republic of Korea.

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This study introduces a lightweight detector for False Base Station (FBS) attacks on mobile devices. It efficiently identifies attacks using normal traffic data, requiring no labeled attack samples.

Area of Science:

  • Cybersecurity
  • Mobile Network Security
  • Wireless Communication

Background:

  • False Base Station (FBS) attacks exploit vulnerabilities during the network authentication phase.
  • Existing User Equipment (UE)-side detectors often require scarce labeled attack data or are too resource-intensive for mobile devices.
  • The need for efficient, lightweight, and data-scarce detection methods for FBS attacks is critical.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a lightweight User Equipment (UE)-side detector for False Base Station (FBS) attacks.
  • To create a detector that does not rely on labeled attack data and is suitable for resource-constrained devices.
  • To analyze the performance and efficiency of the proposed detection method against existing baselines.

Main Methods:

  • A first-order Markov chain model is employed, utilizing a four-tuple state of packet type, direction, message identifier, and access-network type.
Keywords:
5GLTEMarkov chainanomaly detectioncellular network securityfalse base stationuser equipment

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  • Thresholds are derived from normal traffic patterns, eliminating the need for labeled attack data.
  • The detector operates with a single counting pass, fitting within a 119 KB memory footprint.

    • Main Results:

    • The detector achieved an F1 score of 88.70% in leave-one-session-out evaluation and 96.23% with calibration across 192 LTE and 5G captures.
    • It successfully flagged 51 out of 53 attacks, demonstrating high detection accuracy.
    • The detector exhibited the lowest latency (0.46 ms) and smallest working set (8.8 MB) among eleven benchmarked detectors.

    Conclusions:

    • The proposed lightweight Markov chain-based detector is effective for identifying False Base Station (FBS) attacks on User Equipment (UE).
    • Its low resource requirements and independence from labeled attack data make it suitable for smartphones and embedded systems.
    • The detector offers a promising solution for enhancing mobile network security against sophisticated signaling attacks.