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

Wired’s security roundup from May 2026 highlights a string of high‑impact incidents and emerging threats: US military location data leakage that allowed adversaries to track and target troops; large‑scale reservation‑hijacking/spear‑phishing campaigns affecting hundreds of hotels; TeamPCP’s unprecedented supply‑chain poisoning hitting GitHub and many organizations; a ransomware attack on Foxconn; and an extended internet blackout in Iran. The collection also covers rising AI‑driven vulnerability research and exploit development, growth of anti‑tech extremist threats, debates over near real‑tim