IMEI
Detects IMEI patterns.
- Type
- regex
- Engine
- universal
- Confidence
- high
- Confidence justification
- High confidence: validated with Luhn algorithm and supported by corroborative keyword evidence.
- Detection quality
- Verified
- Jurisdictions
- global
- Frameworks
- CIS Controls, ISO 27001, NIST CSF, SOC 2
- Data categories
- device-id
- Scope
- specific
- Platform compatibility
- Purview: Compatible, GCP DLP: Compatible, Macie: Compatible, Zscaler: Compatible, Palo Alto: Compatible, Netskope: Compatible
Pattern
\b\d{15}\bCorroborative evidence keywords
device, identifier, serial number, hardware, fax, facsimile, toll free, hotline, helpline, IDD, STD, country code, area code, extension, ext
Proximity: 300 characters
Should match
353456789012345— Standard 15-digit IMEI490154203237518— Samsung IMEI format860000000000000— Chinese manufacturer IMEI prefix
Should not match
35345678901234— Only 14 digits instead of 153534567890123456— 16 digits instead of 1535345678901234A— Contains a letter instead of all digits
Known false positives
- Technical identifiers appearing in public documentation, network configuration guides, or example configurations without representing actual infrastructure. Mitigation: Cross-reference with known documentation patterns and reserved address ranges. Require proximity to infrastructure-specific context.
- Placeholder and example values commonly used in technical tutorials and vendor documentation. Mitigation: Maintain exclusion lists for well-known example values (RFC 5737 documentation addresses, example MAC addresses).