If you follow tech news and care about privacy and security like myself, you’ve likely heard the term “Stingray” before. Even if you aren’t a tech expert, you can help detect them too. The EFF ...

The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) has released a free, open-source tool named Rayhunter that is designed to detect cell-site simulators (CSS), also known as IMSI catchers or Stingrays. Stingray ...

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has acquired surveillance vans equipped with cell-site simulators through a contract worth $825,000 in 2025. The vehicles, outfitted with technology ...

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement paid $825,000 this year for surveillance tech that can spy on nearby mobile phones.

A researcher at the Def Con security conference in Las Vegas demonstrated that he could impersonate a GSM cell tower and intercept mobile phone calls using only $1500 worth of equipment. The ...

These days, if you’re walking around with a cellphone, you’ve basically fitted an always-on tracking device to your person. That’s even more the case if there happens to be an eavesdropping device in ...

Fake cell towers aren't the most common security threat you'll face, but they're still troubling nonetheless. That's where a ...

Mobile network anomalies consistent with cell phone surveillance were detected at a July 4 protest at an Immigration and Customs Enforcement field office in Washington state. Those anomalies, ...