🚨 The “Cyber Shield” Scam: Debunking David Ruble’s Fake Jammer

The TI community is under attack — not just by weaponized tech, but by grifters exploiting confusion and desperation. One of the most damaging today is the so-called “Cyber Shield” device sold by David Ruble, who claims it jams targeting signals by heterodyning RF down into the brainwave range (5–40 Hz).

Let’s be clear:

❗ The device does not jam anything.
❗ The science Ruble claims to use is impossible with the hardware he’s using.
❗ And if his device does transmit anything, it may be illegal under federal law.

🔍 What Ruble Claims

David Ruble claims his device:

• Uses multiple ADF4351 RF synthesizers this was figured out by looking at pictures of his device
• Is controlled by a microcontroller
• “Heterodynes” signals down to affect brainwave regions
• Doesn’t need to “find the frequency” — because it supposedly interferes at a lower harmonic layer

When I asked him directly:

“How can you jam a signal if you never found the frequency attacking the person?”

He responded:

“It heterodynes down to the brainwave region — it doesn’t need to find the frequency.”

🔬 That response triggered my skepticism — so I built out the setup myself to test it.

⚙️ I Tried to Recreate It — It Doesn’t Work

I attempted to replicate Ruble’s setup, using:

• The same ADF4351 modules
• A similar microcontroller
• Custom firmware to mimic his “jamming pattern”

💥 Result:

• The ADF4351 cannot generate or interact with anything close to 5–40 Hz.
• It operates in the 35 MHz to 4.4 GHz range — millions of times above brainwave frequencies.
• It has a resolution bandwidth (RBW) of 300 kHz, which means it can’t generate tightly spaced waveforms anywhere near the necessary Hz resolution.

To interact with brainwave bands, you’d need:

• Precision signal generation in the 5–40 Hz range
• Controlled phase and amplitude modulation
• Hardware that costs over $5,000+

ADF4351 chips? Completely incapable of it.

⚖️ Legal Reality: This Might Be a Felony

Let’s entertain the idea that Ruble’s device does output random RF noise.

If it does, even accidentally, and it emits into the public RF spectrum without FCC authorization:

🚨 That makes it a radio frequency jammer — and that is a felony in the United States.

According to the FCC:

“The use of a jammer… is a violation of federal law… punishable by fines of up to $112,500 per act and criminal penalties including imprisonment.”

So let’s get this straight:

• If the device does nothing: It’s a scam
• If the device transmits noise: It’s illegal

Either way? You’re paying for trouble — not protection.

👩‍💻 False Testimonials & Social Engineering

Ruble’s scheme is also propped up by a group of women making unverifiable testimonials:

• Claiming “miraculous results”
• Offering emotional stories with no scientific backing
• Often repeating Ruble’s exact pseudoscientific phrases

No spectrum analysis.
No control experiments.
No data. Just word-of-mouth manipulation.

It’s emotional bait — not evidence.

❌ Jamming What, Exactly?

Let’s revisit the most basic flaw in Ruble’s logic:

“How can you jam something… if you never even found what frequency is attacking people?”

Ruble never provides a measurement, never shows:

• A spectrum trace
• A near-field EM probe readout
• A directional source or signal fingerprint

Without identifying the signal:

• You can’t build a countermeasure
• You can’t create interference
• You can’t tailor a waveform

It’s RF engineering 101.
And yet Ruble skips this step entirely — because he knows his device can’t detect anything real to begin with.

🧠 Why This Scam Hurts the TI Community

Ruble’s fake science and scammy product:

• Steals thousands of dollars from vulnerable people
• Gives false hope that blocks real solutions
• Discredits legitimate research and testing
• Could even get buyers in legal trouble

Scams like this slow down our fight for real answers — and give ammo to skeptics and disinfo agents looking to label TIs as delusional.

🧾 Final Thoughts: Stay Sharp

Let’s call this what it is:

❌ A toy pretending to be a defense tool.
❌ A theory pretending to be science.
❌ A fraud, hiding behind tech buzzwords.

We don’t need more noise. We need repeatable data, validated tools, and truth.

📚 Resources

• 🔗 CyberTorture Debunked Tech Archive
• 🔗 FCC Jammer Rules and Fines
• 🔍 ADF4351 Datasheet – Analog Devices