It is reported that overseas mobile phones may be monitored by Saudi Arabia
'Saudi Arabia uses the international mobile communications network to track the location of Saudi citizens in the United States,' said the British newspaper Guardian, 'this tracking is part of the Saudi government's surveillance.' Claims.
Revealed: Saudis suspected of phone spying campaign in US | World news | The Guardian
An anonymous whistleblower who provided information to the Guardian suggests that `` millions of tracking requests originated from three major carriers in Saudi Arabia over the past four months since November 2019. '' It is said that the data to be clarified. This request requests location information when the target mobile phone moves 2 to 13 times an hour in the United States, and no personally identifiable information was sent.
The whistleblower asserted, 'I don't know the justification for requesting a large amount of location information. There is no explanation and no technical reason. Saudi Arabia is armed with mobile technology.' The Guardian turned to whistleblowers for data from communications and security experts, who also concluded that the data was indicative of Saudi monitoring.
The network used by mobile carriers around the world to send and receive calls and texts is Common Line Signal No. 7 (SS7). U.S. telecommunications carriers such as Verizon, T-Mobile, AT & T, etc. that use this SS7 receive a de facto tracking request upon receiving a message called Subscriber Information Provision (PSI) from a foreign carrier. Treated as This is to enable roaming so that you can use communication services even when you are abroad, but it seems that you can track the location information of a specific mobile phone by sending excessive requests.
It is unknown whether Saudi operators are participating in Saudi monitoring programs, but experts argue that they should be alert to tracking requests from Saudi Arabia.
It has already been reported that Saudi Arabia is hacking mobile phones. Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos said that the exchange of messages with Saudi Arabia's Prince Mohammed bin Salman triggered theft of personal information and leaked evidence of affair scandal with newscasters .
Possibility that the trigger that information was extracted from Amazon's Jeff Bezos' mobile phone was a message from Saudi Crown Prince-GIGAZINE
`` The Saudi Crown Prince Salman is watching Saudi people, including dissidents, '' said Andrew Miller, a former member of the U.S. National Security Council and familiar with the Middle East. This is the usual way. '
The Guardian asked T-Mobile, AT & T, and Verizon for comment, and AT & T said, 'A roaming partner Relentless There are security controls that block the location tracking messages. '
The Guardian requested no comments from the Saudi embassies in the United States and the United Kingdom, but did not respond. He also asked a Saudi operator for comment, but did not respond.
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