Cell Tower News and Articles

Criminals are driving fake cell towers through cities to blast out scam texts

Portable base stations are manipulating cellular networks to deliver scam texts at scale

By Skye Jacobs, September 22, 2025, 10:09 PM 18 comments

Law enforcement agencies use tower-spoofing technology, often with little concern for bystander privacy

By Skye Jacobs, June 28, 2025, 1:37 PM

Two suspects were arrested

By Zo Ahmed, June 11, 2024, 8:46 AM

Using energy stored in batteries to make money with a new software platform

By Alfonso Maruccia, February 23, 2024, 9:40 AM

Despite meeting legal requirements, a cell tower could be causing serious damage

By Isaiah Mayersen, March 17, 2019, 9:35 AM 37 comments

By Tim Schiesser, February 5, 2016, 6:15 AM

By Shawn Knight, November 25, 2015, 4:45 PM

By Shawn Knight, December 4, 2014, 12:35 PM

By Shawn Knight, November 14, 2014, 10:00 AM 8 comments

By Shawn Knight, September 28, 2012, 2:00 PM

By Rick Burgess, September 10, 2012, 3:30 PM

By Shawn Knight, August 1, 2012, 5:30 PM