“Just by knowing the phone number of the user victim, and having normal network access, you can locate that victim,” says Bitsikas, who will formally present his research at the 32nd USENIX Security Symposium in Anaheim, California. “Eventually this leads to tracking the user to different locations worldwide.”

Northeastern University. (2023, July 28). New smartphone vulnerability could allow hackers to track user location. Tech Xplore. https://techxplore.com/news/2023-07-smartphone-vulnerability-hackers-track-user.html