A longstanding vulnerability in global phone networks, known as the SS7 vulnerability, has been exploited to locate users, access text and voice data, and deliver spyware in the United States. This issue, which has been warned about by security experts for years, has now been confirmed to have been used for spying on people in America. U.S. officials have issued warnings about the security flaws in the mobile network being exploited for espionage. The issue was reported by 404mediaco and highlights the insecurity of global telecommunications.