Finally got around to reading this @motherjonesmag piece from Jan/Feb 2026, on a previously unheard of surveillance vendor and their tool exploiting flaws in the SS7 protocol for tracking targets: https://www.motherjones.com/politics/2025/10/firstwap-altamides-phone-tracking-surveillance-secrets-assad-erik-prince-jared-leto-anne-wojcicki/

It’s an eye opener, that’s for sure.

#Security #SurveillanceTech

The surveillance empire that tracked world leaders, a Vatican enemy, and maybe you

Inside the hidden world of First Wap, whose untraceable tech has targeted politicians, journalists, celebrities, and activists around the globe.

Mother Jones