The Pentagon Knew Enemies Could Track Troops’ Phones for Years. Now They Are

2026-05-28T20:52:10Zaafa161d1f0b22c8dc3c1f3b4526ce5ac1a486d1ecac94ce363dbbf8905f1ec1
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What happened

A collection of recent Wired security stories highlights multiple high-impact threats: adversaries are exploiting persistent location-data leaks to track and target US troops, while supply‑chain attacks (notably TeamPCP) are poisoning open‑source repositories at scale. Other notable incidents include large‑scale reservation‑hijacking spear‑phishing against hundreds of hotels, a Foxconn ransomware compromise, ongoing iPhone‑theft/hacking ecosystems and deepfake-related arrests, and infrastructure/privacy flashpoints such as a near‑three‑month Iran internet blackout, renewed pushes for near‑real

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2026-05-28T20:52:10Z
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