Category Archives: Military Personnel

US Military Personnel Actively Targeted By Cybercriminals; Over $350 Million in Reported Losses in the Past Five Years

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The most recent AtlasVPN research delves into fraud targeting US military personnel between 2015 and June 2020. In the past five years, active and former military staff have filed more than 680,000 complaints with the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), re… Continue reading US Military Personnel Actively Targeted By Cybercriminals; Over $350 Million in Reported Losses in the Past Five Years→

Anthem, Apple and the Pentagon: A Data-Breach Cornucopia

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A record fine and two new compromises kick off the autumn compromise season. Continue reading Anthem, Apple and the Pentagon: A Data-Breach Cornucopia→

Pentagon Bans Soldiers from Using GPS Apps and Devices

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This includes physical fitness aids, applications in phones that track locations, and other devices and apps that could pinpoint and track the location of individuals in active combat zones. Continue reading Pentagon Bans Soldiers from Using GPS Apps and Devices→

Polar Fitness App Exposes Location of ‘Spies’ and Military Personnel

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The fitness app Polar Flow exposes the whereabouts of some of its high-profile users, including “spies” and those with sensitive positions in the military. Continue reading Polar Fitness App Exposes Location of ‘Spies’ and Military Personnel→

Hackers Are Using Android Malware To Spy On Israeli Military Personnel

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A group of highly sophisticated state-sponsored hackers is spying on the Israeli military by hacking into the personal Android phones of individual soldiers to monitor their activities and steal data.

A newly released research by Lookout and Kaspersky… Continue reading Hackers Are Using Android Malware To Spy On Israeli Military Personnel→