The Iranian government exploited well-known vulnerabilities in the global telecommunications infrastructure to detect U.S. military personnel in preparation for the Iran War, as well as in the early days of the conflict. According to The Financial Times.
The Iranian government used Signaling System 7, or SS7, a set of protocols for 2G and 3G networks that has long been the backbone of how cellular networks interconnect to route calls and texts to customers around the world, the newspaper reported, citing research by mobile surveillance monitors as well as unnamed government officials with knowledge of the spying operation.
intelligence agencies to pass tall abuse SS7 to track cellphones overseas, which is what happened in this operation.
Using this technology, Iran was reportedly able to locate US military forces stationed at military bases in Iraq, Bahrain and other countries in the Middle East, as well as hotels, allowing the regime to attack them. As a result of these attacks multiple injuries.
In addition to SS7, Iran also abused advertising technology used to deliver tailored advertisements to cellphone users, another well-known surveillance technique that relies on everyday technology.
