Iran-linked hackers used mobile location data to track US personnel: Report

Iran-linked hackers used SS7 pings to track US personnel by exploiting telecom network vulnerabilities in West Asia.

The cyber attacks intensified in late February before US-Israeli attacks on Iran, per Financial Times report.

Hackers may have abused roaming agreements and commercial advertising databases to locate phones in Iraqi Kurdistan.

SS7 pings were sent to regional networks to pinpoint phones roaming outside home networks, suggesting a coordinated campaign.

Iranian mobile providers have roaming agreements across the Gulf and Middle East, giving them technical ability to send SS7 pings.