Surveillance vendors caught abusing access to telcos to track people’s phone locations, researchers say

The Citizen Lab found two separate surveillance vendors abusing the backbone of cellular networks to spy on several victims ...
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How spies can use your cellphone to find you — and eavesdrop on your calls and texts, too

Researchers have continued to detail SS7 vulnerabilities in recent years, including call, data and text interception. A site reachable on Tor, an encrypted Internet browsing tool, offers SS7 tracking ...