How Iran Used Data From Social Media, Fitness Apps and Satellites to Target US Bases

How Iran used data from social media, fitness apps and satellites to target U.S. bases

The U.S. military is trying to counter what experts call an era of ubiquitous technical surveillance and reduce digital footprints that have proved all too easy to track.

How Iran used data from social media, fitness apps and satellites to target US bases

MANAMA, Bahrain — When Iran's military planners prepared to hit American bases in the Middle East, they relied on intelligence from an unlikely source: U.S. service members themselves. According to security experts and even the U.S. military, Iran harvested data from social media accounts, fitness apps and even ads to establish patterns of life in U.S. bases across the region.