Satellite backhaul security has a quiet vulnerability most people never think about. When your call leaves a remote cell tower, it may ride an unencrypted satellite beam covering thousands of square miles of open sky. Researchers bought $800 of consumer hardware and captured voice calls, SMS content, usernames, and passwords in plain text off those links. Tyler breaks down how satellite IP backhaul actually works, why carriers treat encryption as an optional add-on instead of a default, and what you can do today to protect yourself when your traffic leaves the ground. If you’ve ever made a call from the middle of nowhere, used in-flight Wi-Fi, or logged into anything from a rural area, this one is worth your time.

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