Ciphr

Ciphr is a secure phone provider that offers encrypted communications services, including voice calls and text messaging, aimed at users seeking privacy and security. It operates from its headquarters in the United States and serves a market of individuals and possibly organizations that require protected mobile communications. The company’s core product is a hardened smartphone paired with proprietary software that encrypts communications end-to-end, positioning it within the niche of secure mobile providers.

Ciphr specializes in providing devices that resist interception and surveillance, emphasizing hardware-level security alongside encrypted software. Its market positioning places it among competitors in the encrypted communications sector, where it differentiates itself by offering both secure handsets and service plans. The company has noted its focus on protecting metadata such as IMEI numbers, although a 2017 incident exposed email addresses and IMEI data. It attributed the breach to a competitor, specifically naming SkySecure, which denied involvement and expressed sympathy while calling the attack malicious. Ciphr asserted that no message content was compromised in the incident and emphasized that it was not a security breach of its encryption. Following the breach, Ciphr offered replacement devices to affected customers amid claims that rivals sought to undermine its growth through slander and disruptive attacks. No explicit information about size, revenue, ownership, or parent/subsidiary relationships is provided in the source material, so those details are omitted.