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@capecellular.bsky.social
America's Privacy-First Mobile Carrier
A Google Fi data breach allowed hackers to launch successful SIM swap attacks, bypass SMS-based 2FA, and hijack customer accounts.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fi-data-breach-let-hackers-carry-out-sim-swap-attacks/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fi-data-breach-let-hackers-carry-out-sim-swap-attacks/
Google Fi data breach let hackers carry out SIM swap attacks
Google Fi, Google's U.S.-only telecommunications and mobile internet service, has informed customers that personal data was exposed by a data breach at one of its primary network providers, with some ...
www.bleepingcomputer.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:00 PM
A Google Fi data breach allowed hackers to launch successful SIM swap attacks, bypass SMS-based 2FA, and hijack customer accounts.
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fi-data-breach-let-hackers-carry-out-sim-swap-attacks/
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/google-fi-data-breach-let-hackers-carry-out-sim-swap-attacks/
Location data for top EU officials is reportedly for sale on the commercial data market, despite GDPR regulations.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/phone-location-data-of-top-eu-officials-for-sale-report-finds/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/phone-location-data-of-top-eu-officials-for-sale-report-finds/
Phone location data of top EU officials for sale, report finds | TechCrunch
Journalists in Europe found it was "easy" to spy on top European Union officials using commercially obtained location data sold by data brokers, despite the continent having some of the strongest data...
techcrunch.com
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Location data for top EU officials is reportedly for sale on the commercial data market, despite GDPR regulations.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/phone-location-data-of-top-eu-officials-for-sale-report-finds/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/11/04/phone-location-data-of-top-eu-officials-for-sale-report-finds/
WhatsApp is testing usernames, allowing people to connect without sharing their phone number, and giving users greater control over their personal data and reducing spam exposure.
https://phandroid.com/2025/10/07/whatsapps-username-feature-lets-you-connect-without-sharing-your-number/
https://phandroid.com/2025/10/07/whatsapps-username-feature-lets-you-connect-without-sharing-your-number/
WhatsApp's Username Feature Lets You Connect Without Sharing Your Number - Phandroid
WhatsApp is rolling out usernames in beta, letting users chat without phone numbers. Reserve yours now for better privacy and spam control.
phandroid.com
November 19, 2025 at 5:06 PM
WhatsApp is testing usernames, allowing people to connect without sharing their phone number, and giving users greater control over their personal data and reducing spam exposure.
https://phandroid.com/2025/10/07/whatsapps-username-feature-lets-you-connect-without-sharing-your-number/
https://phandroid.com/2025/10/07/whatsapps-username-feature-lets-you-connect-without-sharing-your-number/
In a major breach, details about phone-hacking firm Cellebrite's ability to unlock Google Pixel phones were leaked after someone snuck onto a private Microsoft Teams call.
https://www.404media.co/someone-snuck-into-a-cellebrite-microsoft-teams-call-and-leaked-phone-unlocking-details/
https://www.404media.co/someone-snuck-into-a-cellebrite-microsoft-teams-call-and-leaked-phone-unlocking-details/
Someone Snuck Into a Cellebrite Microsoft Teams Call and Leaked Phone Unlocking Details
The leaked slide focuses on Google Pixel phones and mentions those running the security-focused GrapheneOS operating system.
www.404media.co
November 18, 2025 at 9:16 PM
In a major breach, details about phone-hacking firm Cellebrite's ability to unlock Google Pixel phones were leaked after someone snuck onto a private Microsoft Teams call.
https://www.404media.co/someone-snuck-into-a-cellebrite-microsoft-teams-call-and-leaked-phone-unlocking-details/
https://www.404media.co/someone-snuck-into-a-cellebrite-microsoft-teams-call-and-leaked-phone-unlocking-details/
We're proud to support journalists, activists, and all those who contribute to a free society by offering them free #Cape service.
Read more here: cybernews.com/privacy/eff-...
Read more here: cybernews.com/privacy/eff-...
Free and untraceable cell service offered to activists, journalists, domestic abuse victims
The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) and Cape Mobile are offering free cell service to activists, journalists, and abuse victims to protect digital privacy rights.
cybernews.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:15 PM
We're proud to support journalists, activists, and all those who contribute to a free society by offering them free #Cape service.
Read more here: cybernews.com/privacy/eff-...
Read more here: cybernews.com/privacy/eff-...
#Cape is excited to launch our new program providing free secure cell service to journalists and activists at risk of digital surveillance.
Applicants will be reviewed by our partners at the @eff.org
🔗 Learn more here: cape.co/journalists-...
Applicants will be reviewed by our partners at the @eff.org
🔗 Learn more here: cape.co/journalists-...
November 13, 2025 at 7:21 PM
#Cape is excited to launch our new program providing free secure cell service to journalists and activists at risk of digital surveillance.
Applicants will be reviewed by our partners at the @eff.org
🔗 Learn more here: cape.co/journalists-...
Applicants will be reviewed by our partners at the @eff.org
🔗 Learn more here: cape.co/journalists-...
#Cape is proud to support @grapheneos.org, a secure, privacy-first mobile OS, by donating the entire first month of each Cape subscription by a GrapheneOS user to the GrapheneOS team.
Read more: www.cape.co/blog/cape-su...
Read more: www.cape.co/blog/cape-su...
Cape
Cape is premium wireless coverage with an added layer of personal security. Talk, text, and live with the confidence that you’re protected.
www.cape.co
October 22, 2025 at 4:52 PM
#Cape is proud to support @grapheneos.org, a secure, privacy-first mobile OS, by donating the entire first month of each Cape subscription by a GrapheneOS user to the GrapheneOS team.
Read more: www.cape.co/blog/cape-su...
Read more: www.cape.co/blog/cape-su...
🎉 Cape is honored to be recognized in the 2025 Military and Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards Program! #MAEInnovatorsAward
Read more: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251021659872/en/Cape-Recognized-on-2025-Military-Aerospace-Electronics-Innovators-Awards
Read more: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251021659872/en/Cape-Recognized-on-2025-Military-Aerospace-Electronics-Innovators-Awards
October 21, 2025 at 6:50 PM
🎉 Cape is honored to be recognized in the 2025 Military and Aerospace Electronics Innovators Awards Program! #MAEInnovatorsAward
Read more: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251021659872/en/Cape-Recognized-on-2025-Military-Aerospace-Electronics-Innovators-Awards
Read more: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20251021659872/en/Cape-Recognized-on-2025-Military-Aerospace-Electronics-Innovators-Awards
New research shows geostationary satellites transmit large amounts of unencrypted data, including calls, texts, corporate info, and military data, that can be intercepted with just $800 in gear.
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/43pFNdo
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/43pFNdo
Satellites Are Leaking the World’s Secrets: Calls, Texts, Military and Corporate Data
With just $800 in basic equipment, researchers found a stunning variety of data—including thousands of T-Mobile users’ calls and texts and even US military communications—sent by satellites unencrypte...
www.wired.com
October 20, 2025 at 6:51 PM
New research shows geostationary satellites transmit large amounts of unencrypted data, including calls, texts, corporate info, and military data, that can be intercepted with just $800 in gear.
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/43pFNdo
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/43pFNdo
A fake cell tower was used to surveil protesters at an ICE facility, tricking every phone in the area into connecting and handing over personal data.
https://san.com/cc/exclusive-fake-cellphone-tower-likely-surveilled-protesters-at-portland-ice-facility/
https://san.com/cc/exclusive-fake-cellphone-tower-likely-surveilled-protesters-at-portland-ice-facility/
Exclusive: Fake cellphone tower may have surveilled protesters at Portland ICE facility
Law enforcement officials may have deployed a secretive cellphone surveillance technology last weekend at Portland’s ICE facility.
san.com
October 18, 2025 at 8:20 PM
A fake cell tower was used to surveil protesters at an ICE facility, tricking every phone in the area into connecting and handing over personal data.
https://san.com/cc/exclusive-fake-cellphone-tower-likely-surveilled-protesters-at-portland-ice-facility/
https://san.com/cc/exclusive-fake-cellphone-tower-likely-surveilled-protesters-at-portland-ice-facility/
ICE paid $825K for vehicles with fake cell towers to track phones. This tech tracks targets but also captures data from all innocent bystander phones nearby.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/ice-bought-vehicles-equipped-with-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-phones/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/ice-bought-vehicles-equipped-with-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-phones/
ICE bought vehicles equipped with fake cell towers to spy on phones | TechCrunch
The federal contract shows ICE spent $825,000 on vans equipped with “cell-site simulators” which allow the real-world location tracking of nearby phones and their owners.
techcrunch.com
October 17, 2025 at 8:53 PM
ICE paid $825K for vehicles with fake cell towers to track phones. This tech tracks targets but also captures data from all innocent bystander phones nearby.
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/ice-bought-vehicles-equipped-with-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-phones/
https://techcrunch.com/2025/10/07/ice-bought-vehicles-equipped-with-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-phones/
In 2020, hackers stole $37M via SIM swap from a crypto trader using T-Mobile. New court docs show that hackers saw T-Mobile as an easy target, with fewer security guardrails and employees with less training and more access.
https://bit.ly/4nSCovS
https://bit.ly/4nSCovS
A court document T-Mobile didn't want customers to see has been made public
Hackers chose T-Mobile because it was an easy target.
www.phonearena.com
October 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
In 2020, hackers stole $37M via SIM swap from a crypto trader using T-Mobile. New court docs show that hackers saw T-Mobile as an easy target, with fewer security guardrails and employees with less training and more access.
https://bit.ly/4nSCovS
https://bit.ly/4nSCovS
Yesterday, #Cape’s CEO @jdcape.bsky.social testified in Congress on threats and challenges posed to Department of Defense related to adversarial access to sensitive information:
📹 Watch the full hearing: www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-...
📹 Watch the full hearing: www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-...
To receive testimony on threats and challenges posed to Department of Defense personnel and operations from adversarial access to publicly available data coupled with advanced data analysis tools now ...
Meeting for Subcommittee on Emerging Threats and Capabilities on October 7, 2025 at 10:30 AM
www.armed-services.senate.gov
October 8, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Yesterday, #Cape’s CEO @jdcape.bsky.social testified in Congress on threats and challenges posed to Department of Defense related to adversarial access to sensitive information:
📹 Watch the full hearing: www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-...
📹 Watch the full hearing: www.armed-services.senate.gov/hearings/to-...
#Cape CEO @jdcape.bsky.social chats with Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq Trade Talks on the identity fraud crisis and why privacy and trust matter now more than ever.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HOd...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HOd...
The Identity Fraud Crisis and Why Privacy and Trust Matter More Than Ever
YouTube video by Nasdaq
www.youtube.com
October 6, 2025 at 9:24 PM
#Cape CEO @jdcape.bsky.social chats with Jill Malandrino on Nasdaq Trade Talks on the identity fraud crisis and why privacy and trust matter now more than ever.
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HOd...
Watch here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4HOd...
Google has been hit with a $425.7M verdict for tracking ~98M users even after they turned on privacy controls.
🔗 Read the full story: https://apnews.com/article/google-smartphone-surveillance-verdict-damages-c93e0150089fd47ec396f1d0abacb4a8
🔗 Read the full story: https://apnews.com/article/google-smartphone-surveillance-verdict-damages-c93e0150089fd47ec396f1d0abacb4a8
Google facing $425.7 million in damages for nearly a decade of improper smartphone snooping
A federal jury has ordered Google to pay $425.7 million for improperly snooping on people’s smartphones during a nearly decade-long period of intrusions.
apnews.com
September 17, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Google has been hit with a $425.7M verdict for tracking ~98M users even after they turned on privacy controls.
🔗 Read the full story: https://apnews.com/article/google-smartphone-surveillance-verdict-damages-c93e0150089fd47ec396f1d0abacb4a8
🔗 Read the full story: https://apnews.com/article/google-smartphone-surveillance-verdict-damages-c93e0150089fd47ec396f1d0abacb4a8
Forbes: ICE is using fake cell towers (“Stingrays”) to track phones, capturing suspect location data and potentially bystanders too.
🔗 https://www.forbes.com/sites/the-wiretap/2025/09/09/how-ice-is-using-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-peoples-phones/
🔗 https://www.forbes.com/sites/the-wiretap/2025/09/09/how-ice-is-using-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-peoples-phones/
How ICE Is Using Fake Cell Towers To Spy On People’s Phones
ICE is using a controversial spy tool to locate smartphones, court records show.
www.forbes.com
September 16, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Forbes: ICE is using fake cell towers (“Stingrays”) to track phones, capturing suspect location data and potentially bystanders too.
🔗 https://www.forbes.com/sites/the-wiretap/2025/09/09/how-ice-is-using-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-peoples-phones/
🔗 https://www.forbes.com/sites/the-wiretap/2025/09/09/how-ice-is-using-fake-cell-towers-to-spy-on-peoples-phones/
Ex-WhatsApp security chief sues Meta, alleging unrestricted internal access to user data, daily account takeovers (100K+), and ignored security warnings. Meta disputes the claims. This raises serious questions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/technology/whatsapp-whistleblower-lawsuit.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/technology/whatsapp-whistleblower-lawsuit.html
Whistle-Blower Sues Meta Over Claims of WhatsApp Security Flaws
In a lawsuit filed Monday, the former head of security for the messaging app accused the social media company of putting billions of users at risk. Meta pushed back on his claim.
www.nytimes.com
September 15, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Ex-WhatsApp security chief sues Meta, alleging unrestricted internal access to user data, daily account takeovers (100K+), and ignored security warnings. Meta disputes the claims. This raises serious questions.
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/technology/whatsapp-whistleblower-lawsuit.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/08/technology/whatsapp-whistleblower-lawsuit.html
#Cape is proud to use our telco expertise to support the @eff.org development of Rayhunter. Rayhunter is an open-source tool for detecting fake cell towers used for surveillance.
Read more about it here: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Read more about it here: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Rayhunter: What We Have Found So Far
A little over a year ago we released Rayhunter, our open source tool designed to detect cell-site simulators. We’ve been blown away by the level of community engagement on this project. It has been in...
www.eff.org
September 11, 2025 at 7:03 PM
#Cape is proud to use our telco expertise to support the @eff.org development of Rayhunter. Rayhunter is an open-source tool for detecting fake cell towers used for surveillance.
Read more about it here: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
Read more about it here: www.eff.org/deeplinks/20...
China’s Salt Typhoon hack infiltrated telcos in 80+ countries, potentially sweeping up data on nearly every American. Their goal? long-term ability to track, surveil & project influence.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/world/asia/china-hack-salt-typhoon.html
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/world/asia/china-hack-salt-typhoon.html
‘Unrestrained’ Chinese Cyberattackers May Have Stolen Data From Almost Every American
www.nytimes.com
September 10, 2025 at 3:49 PM
China’s Salt Typhoon hack infiltrated telcos in 80+ countries, potentially sweeping up data on nearly every American. Their goal? long-term ability to track, surveil & project influence.
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/world/asia/china-hack-salt-typhoon.html
Read more: https://www.nytimes.com/2025/09/04/world/asia/china-hack-salt-typhoon.html
The FBI and allies declare the Salt Typhoon cyber campaign a national defense crisis. A sobering reminder: securing global infrastructure can’t wait.
Learn more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilsayegh/2025/08/30/us-and-allies-declare-salt-typhoon-hack-a-national-defense-crisis/
Learn more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilsayegh/2025/08/30/us-and-allies-declare-salt-typhoon-hack-a-national-defense-crisis/
U.S. And Allies Declare Salt Typhoon Hack A National Defense Crisis
FBI and allies declare Salt Typhoon cyber campaign a national defense crisis, exposing Chinese infiltration of global telecom networks across 80 countries.
www.forbes.com
September 9, 2025 at 6:46 PM
The FBI and allies declare the Salt Typhoon cyber campaign a national defense crisis. A sobering reminder: securing global infrastructure can’t wait.
Learn more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilsayegh/2025/08/30/us-and-allies-declare-salt-typhoon-hack-a-national-defense-crisis/
Learn more: https://www.forbes.com/sites/emilsayegh/2025/08/30/us-and-allies-declare-salt-typhoon-hack-a-national-defense-crisis/
Hackers claim they've breached AT&T systems, saying 24M users are at risk of SIM swaps and 2FA interception. If verified, it’s a serious telecom trust breach.
Read more: https://cybernews.com/security/att-data-breach-impacted-millions-hackers-say/
Read more: https://cybernews.com/security/att-data-breach-impacted-millions-hackers-say/
Fresh AT&T data breach could impact 24M users, hackers claim
Hackers claim live access to AT&T systems affecting 24M users, enabling SIM swapping attacks and real-time SMS interception.
cybernews.com
September 9, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Hackers claim they've breached AT&T systems, saying 24M users are at risk of SIM swaps and 2FA interception. If verified, it’s a serious telecom trust breach.
Read more: https://cybernews.com/security/att-data-breach-impacted-millions-hackers-say/
Read more: https://cybernews.com/security/att-data-breach-impacted-millions-hackers-say/
Stephen Dowhy, Cape’s Head of Engineering, joins @patrick.risky.biz on Snake Oilers to break down the need for privacy-first mobile networks. A must-watch for anyone interested in secure communications.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/K1C-bR728ro?si=4FlsjX70n4ZuVhOW&t=1818
Watch here: https://youtu.be/K1C-bR728ro?si=4FlsjX70n4ZuVhOW&t=1818
Snake Oilers: Nebulock, Vali Cyber and Cape
YouTube video by Risky Business Media
youtu.be
September 8, 2025 at 7:35 PM
Stephen Dowhy, Cape’s Head of Engineering, joins @patrick.risky.biz on Snake Oilers to break down the need for privacy-first mobile networks. A must-watch for anyone interested in secure communications.
Watch here: https://youtu.be/K1C-bR728ro?si=4FlsjX70n4ZuVhOW&t=1818
Watch here: https://youtu.be/K1C-bR728ro?si=4FlsjX70n4ZuVhOW&t=1818
We're honored to be named one of DCA Live’s 2025 Red Hot Companies for the second year in a row!
Thank you to our team, partners, and community for helping us lead the way in privacy-first mobile tech.
See DCA Live's full list: https://dca-live.com/2025-red-hot-companies
Thank you to our team, partners, and community for helping us lead the way in privacy-first mobile tech.
See DCA Live's full list: https://dca-live.com/2025-red-hot-companies
2025 Red Hot Companies — DCA Live
dca-live.com
September 4, 2025 at 9:12 PM
We're honored to be named one of DCA Live’s 2025 Red Hot Companies for the second year in a row!
Thank you to our team, partners, and community for helping us lead the way in privacy-first mobile tech.
See DCA Live's full list: https://dca-live.com/2025-red-hot-companies
Thank you to our team, partners, and community for helping us lead the way in privacy-first mobile tech.
See DCA Live's full list: https://dca-live.com/2025-red-hot-companies
https://bit.ly/46fHsTN, a Chrome VPN with 100K+ installs, was found secretly screenshotting every webpage—URLs, location, device info—and sending it to a server, despite “AI Threat Detection” claims.
Not all privacy tools can be trusted. Stay cautious.
https://bit.ly/4oZhP20
Not all privacy tools can be trusted. Stay cautious.
https://bit.ly/4oZhP20
Free VPN
Free VPN is a free VPN service that allows anyone to connect to a free and secure VPN. This free VPN service provides a free service for the users by making them anonymous and keeping their online act...
bit.ly
August 29, 2025 at 8:01 PM
https://bit.ly/46fHsTN, a Chrome VPN with 100K+ installs, was found secretly screenshotting every webpage—URLs, location, device info—and sending it to a server, despite “AI Threat Detection” claims.
Not all privacy tools can be trusted. Stay cautious.
https://bit.ly/4oZhP20
Not all privacy tools can be trusted. Stay cautious.
https://bit.ly/4oZhP20
New study shows many travel eSIM providers secretly route your data through foreign networks—often in China—without telling you. That means your location, traffic, and privacy could be exposed to surveillance risks.
🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3VhN0Yz
🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3VhN0Yz
Travel eSIMs secretly route traffic over Chinese and undisclosed networks: study
Convenient tech brings big bundle of security and privacy risks.
www.itnews.com.au
August 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
New study shows many travel eSIM providers secretly route your data through foreign networks—often in China—without telling you. That means your location, traffic, and privacy could be exposed to surveillance risks.
🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3VhN0Yz
🔗 Read more: https://bit.ly/3VhN0Yz