Ghost Operators: How Israeli telecoms were exploited to track citizens worldwide

Citizen Lab shows how a sophisticated SMS exploit can turn your smartphone into a tracking device – and how 4G and 5G networks are being abused, too

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Israeli spyware infrastructure was used by governments in more than ten countries to track people. Credit: Citizen Lab

Citizen Lab shows how a sophisticated SMS exploit can turn your smartphone into a tracking device – and how 4G and 5G networks are being abused, too

Omer Benjakob

10:34 PM • May 02 2026 IDT

Israeli telecom infrastructure was used to track citizens in more than ten countries over the past three years, according to a report published recently by the digital research group Citizen Lab.

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