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Iran Tracked U.S. Military Phones Across Middle East Using SS7 Protocol
@MarioNawfal reported new data showing Iran obtained location information on phones used by U.S. personnel. The activity involved signals in Gulf networks including Bahrain beginning in February.
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Iran tracked the phones of U.S. military personnel across the Middle East, new data reported by @MarioNawfal indicates. Researchers observed a wave of signals flooding networks in Gulf nations including Bahrain at the start of the war in February.
One researcher described the signals activity as a coordinated attack campaign. Iran exploited the SS7 telecom protocol to obtain location data on phones connected to local networks. SS7 is a telecom protocol originating in the 1970s.
U.S. troops sometimes use phones connected to local networks in Gulf nations.
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