BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 11 days agoBluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hourswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square14linkfedilinkarrow-up1132arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
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minus-squaresleepmode@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·11 days agoRecently a Navy carrier’s location was revealed by someone doing laps on their running app.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·11 days agoBecause they didn’t learn from the last time this happened. In 2017. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/28/fitness-tracking-app-gives-away-location-of-secret-us-army-bases
minus-squaresleepmode@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up11·11 days agoGood ol’ Strava and SHODAN constantly revealing how dogshit the US’ Op-sec is.
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·11 days agoSoldiers locations have been exposed om the battlefield by dating apps. Yeah, the army doesn’t screen shit.
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·11 days agoThat’s a classic one. I’m surprised it’s still happening.
Recently a Navy carrier’s location was revealed by someone doing laps on their running app.
Because they didn’t learn from the last time this happened. In 2017.
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2018/jan/28/fitness-tracking-app-gives-away-location-of-secret-us-army-bases
Good ol’ Strava and SHODAN constantly revealing how dogshit the US’ Op-sec is.
Soldiers locations have been exposed om the battlefield by dating apps. Yeah, the army doesn’t screen shit.
That’s a classic one. I’m surprised it’s still happening.