US EditionDutch broadcaster tracks carrier-group frigate with Bluetooth gadget
Omroep Gelderland said the tracker exposed military mail gaps as the Dutch Ministry of Defence reviews procedures and bans greeting cards with batteries.
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The Zr. Ms. Evertsen is currently on a mission in the Mediterranean Sea. Information regarding the ship's exact location is therefore highly sensitive. Nevertheless, Omroep Gelderland managed to track it down.
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Tom's HardwareBluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — a €5 gadget put a €500 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours
A Dutch journalist mailed a postcard to a Dutch Navy ship containing a hidden Bluetooth tracker, allowing them to track its route for 24 hours before it was found and disabled.
The Ministry of Defence takes measures following security gap at the Navy (Symbolic image - AI generated) AI Generated Stock Image A journalist from Omroep Gelderland was able to track the precise location of the Dutch naval frigate Zr.Ms. Evertsen for several days using a simple five-euro GPS tracker. The tracker was hidden in a postcard and sent by post to someone on board. The Ministry of Defence is now taking measures. The method reveals a s…
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