Surveillance companies exploiting telecom system to spy on targets’ locations, research shows | The Record from Recorded Future News

New research from Citizen Lab reveals that surveillance companies are exploiting telecom infrastructure, including SS7 and Diameter protocols, to secretly track individuals' locations. These campaigns leverage weaknesses in older 3G networks and unapplied security measures in newer 4G and 5G networks, with evidence suggesting an Israeli company may be involved in these widespread, unauthorized data collection efforts.

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