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Iran abused mobile networks’ vulnerabilities to locate U.S. military in the Middle East, report says

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TechCrunch reports that the Iranian government exploited well-known vulnerabilities in cellphone networks to locate and then strike U.S. military personnel in the Middle East, according to a new report. The flaws were reportedly abused in the build-up to and the opening of the war, allowing Iran to pinpoint the targets. TechCrunch notes the feed does not include further detail on the scope of the attacks.

Source: https://techcrunch.com/2026/07/14/iran-abused-mobile-netw...

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