Mitigating malicious exploitation of network devices

A system for mitigating malicious attacks, the system comprising:

• one or more processors;
• and
• one or more computer-readable media storing computer-usable instructions that, when executed by the one or more processors, cause the one or more processors to:
• identify a radio frequency (RF) footprint for one or more cell sites, wherein the RF footprint comprises one or more RF footprint metrics;
• identify a change in at least one RF footprint metric of the one or more RF footprint metrics at a first cell site compared to a baseline RF footprint for the first cell site;
• identify a loss of service for a plurality of user devices at the first cell site;
• based on the change in the at least one RF footprint metrics and the loss of service, determine a presence of an unauthorized device;
• and
• in response to determining the presence of the unauthorized device, initiate a dynamic power level adjustment to change a current power level of the first cell site to a power level higher than both the current power level and a power level associated with the unauthorized device, wherein the dynamic power level adjustment causes one or more user devices of the plurality of user devices that connected to the unauthorized device to reconnect to the first cell site.

A method for mitigating malicious attacks, the method comprising:

• identifying a radio frequency (RF) footprint for one or more cell sites, wherein the RF footprint comprises one or more RF footprint metrics;
• identifying a change in at least one of RF footprint metrics of the one or more RF footprint metrics at a first cell site;
• based on the change in the at least one RF footprint metrics, determining a presence of an unauthorized device;
• and
• in response to determining the presence of the unauthorized device, initiating a dynamic power level adjustment to change a current power level of the first cell site to a power level higher than the current power level, wherein the dynamic power level adjustment causes one or more user devices that connected to the unauthorized device to reconnect to the first cell site.