Daily Mail: SAS troops have their names and personal details exposed... by Strava running app used by 50million people
* Elite troops are entitled to lifelong anonymity due to dangerous secret missions
* But their names and personal details were revealed on sports app Strava
* Nick Waters revealed security failure to horrified senior officers at Sandhurst
Special Air Service soldiers have been identified on a fitness app used by 50 million people in a shocking security lapse.
The elite troops are entitled to lifelong anonymity due to the dangerous secret missions they undertake. But their names and personal details were revealed on popular sports app Strava and may have been harvested by Russian military intelligence agents.
At a time when the Kremlin's GRU branch – Russia's version of MI6 – is conducting a global hacking campaign, a researcher from investigative website Bellingcat hoodwinked Strava into providing personal information on troops who run inside the SAS's top-secret base in Hereford.
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WNU Editor: Bottom line. Do not post your personal info on a widely used fitness app.
I agree with WNU,these guys should know better.
ReplyDeleteMy rule of thumb. Don’t trust my financial and personal information anywhere. Worst trust partners are
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Apps that ask for too much info.
Businesses not in the business of safeguarding customer info.
I use throw away email addresses, name, addresses whenever possible.
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ReplyDeleteYeah. You can sign up to Strava without telling them you are a special ops team member. That's on them.
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