Command and Control isn't just radios and satellites anymore. Ukraine proved that the modern battlefield runs on commercial cellular. By blending tactical traffic with civilian data, it lets operators hide in plain sight. Cape’s Drosten Fisher broke down the shift at #WEST2026.

#Cape is live on buses in DC, send us a photo if you spot them! 📸

Last-Mile Encrypted Texting is here. No more relying on unencrypted SMS for sensitive messages or OTPs with #Cape 🔗 Read more: www.cape.co/blog/product...

🎉 #Cape has launched Secondary Numbers as an Experimental Feature in the Cape app! Subscribers get 2 free additional real phone numbers for SMS/MMS. No more insecure VoIP workarounds. 🔗 Read more: https://www.cape.co/blog/product-feature-secondary-numbers

Introducing Disappearing Call Logs. Other carriers store your call and text logs for years, creating a massive trail of digital exhaust. #Cape is built to forget. We delete your CDRs after just 1 day. 🔗 Read more here: https://www.cape.co/blog/product-feature-disappearing-call-logs

🔓 Today is Data Privacy Day! To see if anyone actually reads the fine print, Cape and @proton.me hid an all-expenses-paid trip to Switzerland inside our Privacy Policy. Someone found it in just two weeks. Read the full story: www.cape.co/blog/easter-...

🚀 Cape's Beta is over. We're officially live, and bringing a new standard for mobile privacy. 🔗 Read more: https://www.fastcompany.com/91481000/this-new-privacy-focused-phone-service-is-designed-to-keep-your-phone-from-getting-hacked

🎉 Cape’s Open Beta is over! We are now live for general availability, with several new features and updates, and a lot more coming soon. http://cape.co/blog/beta-is-over-cape-is-live

We hid a free trip to Switzerland in our Privacy Policy to see if anyone was looking. It only took two weeks for one sharp reader to win. The full story: https://cybernews.com/privacy/cape-mobile-privacy-policy-easter-egg-switzerland-trip/

"America’s enemies are real enough – our own red tape should not be one of them." Read the full piece by Cape CEO @jdcape.bsky.social: https://federalnewsnetwork.com/commentary/2026/01/china-hacked-our-mobile-carriers-so-why-is-the-pentagon-still-buying-from-them/

Identifier Rotation feature is NOW LIVE for Cape users on select devices—appear as a new person on the network every 24 hours, disrupting tracking and profiling. Update your Cape app, and check Experimental Features. Read more about how it works here: cape.co/blog/product...

FCC has officially voted to eliminate minimum telecom security standards implemented in response to the Salt Typhoon hacks. Cape's secure network will still be here, with or without regulation. https://www.cybersecuritydive.com/news/fcc-eliminates-telecom-cybersecurity-requirements/806052/

The hacker behind the massive 2020 SIM swap attack, which gained access to 130 accounts, including Obama, Bezos, Gates, etc. must repay $5.3 million in Bitcoin assets seized from the crime. https://financefeeds.com/hacker-behind-obama-and-bezos-twitter-hack-ordered-to-repay-5-3m-in-bitcoin/

A security flaw let researchers scrape data on 3.5 BILLION active WhatsApp accounts by bypassing rate limits and collecting public profile photos and "about" text, creating the largest phone number exposure ever recorded. https://bit.ly/484Xwd6

Must-watch video: US government spying is increasingly outsourced to the private sector (big tech/data brokers). The good news? The private sector is also where innovators are building the next generation of privacy and security solutions to fight back 🔗 Full video here: https://bit.ly/4p4fC53

Lighthouse Reports explains how the massive First Wap/Altamides surveillance operation happened: it hinged on exploiting the outdated SS7 telecom protocol to track thousands of individuals’ phones globally. Read more: https://www.lighthousereports.com/methodology/surveillance-secrets-explainer/

Lawmakers are demanding release of a 2022 CISA report on massive security flaws in US telecom, arguing that the delay undermines and prevents the adoption of security standards. https://www.nextgov.com/cybersecurity/2025/11/dem-lawmakers-renew-calls-release-delayed-telecom-security-report/409518/

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/

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/

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/

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/

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-...

#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-...

#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...

🎉 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

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

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/

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/

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

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-...

#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...

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

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/

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

#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...

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

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/

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/

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

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

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

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

#Cape is trusted by everyday users and those at higher risk—like journalists & activists. We’re proud to work with ‪@teamcommunity.bsky.social#Capeto offer digital rights activists a discounted rate. Contact Team CommUNITY organizers to learn more.

A federal appeals court upheld a $92M FCC fine against T-Mobile & Sprint for selling customer location data without consent. The telcos claimed they didn’t break the law and that location data isn’t sensitive 🤨 Read more: https://bit.ly/468RMxJ

Family plans, reimagined. Cape’s new referral program is live: 👉 Share your code with anyone 👉 Save $10/month each 👉 10 referrals = your plan is FREE Privacy protected. No account linking. Start now: https://www.cape.co/referrals

At DEFCON33, @eff.org presented “Recording PCAPs to Detect Stingrays with a $20 Hotspot” showcasing their Rayhunter tool to detect cell-site simulators (CSSs). Cape is proud to have supported EFF with testing, research, and a lab environment to refine CSS detection heuristics. 🎥 Presentation here:

The CIA is learning it’s hard to hide in the AI age. A solution? #Cape. “A mobile network that can disappear from the normal cellular grid... impossible to trace.” We’re proud to be building tech that protects those who need to stay hidden.

The launch of Trump Mobile shows that people are ready to ditch Big Telco for carriers that align with their identity. But most re-branded carriers still run on the same old telecom rails. Same surveillance. Same data brokers. Cape runs its own core: www.cape.co/blog/inside-...

Ukraine’s Spiderweb drone strike didn’t just hit Russian airfields—it exposed a major vulnerability in the infrastructure. The drones used Russian SIMs + networks. “Turning off the cell network is off the table…" ...so we have to secure them. Listen in: www.youtube.com/live/pICZsOP...

(1/3) 86M ATT subscribers' socials, home addresses, dates of births and other information just posted to the internet. I'll make you the same deal: