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Israel targeted top Iranian leaders by hacking, tracing their bodyguards’ phones — report

Israel targeted top Iranian leaders by hacking, tracing their bodyguards’ phones — report
world8/30/2025

Though officials avoided smartphones due to known security risks, the NY Times reports that rules for their staff were far more lax -- which proved to be a fatal oversight

Israel was able to track and target senior Iranian political and military leaders and nuclear scientists during the June war between the countries by hacking and tracking the phones of their bodyguards and drivers, the New York Times reported Saturda... [4942 chars]