One occasion when I do believe
this story in the Daily Mail.reporting that Russia is using special forces' phones to target their locations in Ukraine. Alleges that such locations are targetted as soon as they 'clock in' to Ukraine's network which has been hacked ...
Russia has been using phone data captured by its spies operating in the UK to target British former special forces teams in Ukraine.
The Kremlin has compiled a database of mobile phone numbers in a top secret operation – and this information is being used to decide where to launch missile attacks.
The numbers and accompanying personal data were gathered by spies near some of the UK's most sensitive military sites, including the headquarters of the Special Boat Service (SBS) and Special Air Service (SAS). GRU officers – Russia's equivalent of
MI6 – used the latest scanning technology to detect the smartphones, such as iPhones, which soldiers typically turn on after leaving their bases.
The moment a mobile phone joins a local network – known as 'the handshake' – their numbers are revealed to the Russian agents.