BrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months 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-square14fedilinkarrow-up1134arrow-down12file-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
arrow-up1132arrow-down1external-linkBluetooth 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.comBrikoX@lemmy.zipM to Technology@lemmy.zipEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square14fedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@beehaw.org
minus-squareRedWeasel@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·2 months agoThat is so disturbing and amazing at the same time. Does the US Navy screen their mail for trackers? Other countries. What about the sailors as they board? There was the story about the starlink router on a ship last year I think. So …
minus-squaresleepmode@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·2 months agoRecently a Navy carrier’s location was revealed by someone doing laps on their running app.
minus-squarereddig33@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up31·2 months 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-up11·2 months agoGood ol’ Strava and SHODAN constantly revealing how dogshit the US’ Op-sec is.
minus-squareonlinepersona@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·2 months agoSoldiers locations have been exposed om the battlefield by dating apps. Yeah, the army doesn’t screen shit.
minus-squareparaphrand@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6·2 months agoThat’s a classic one. I’m surprised it’s still happening.
That is so disturbing and amazing at the same time. Does the US Navy screen their mail for trackers? Other countries. What about the sailors as they board? There was the story about the starlink router on a ship last year I think. So …
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.