Dozens of Dutch Soldiers Can Be Tracked, Addresses Exposed Using Polarsteps App
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The Dutch armed forces talk at length about modern warfare, geopolitical threats, and the need to pump tens of billions of extra taxpayer money into equipment. We hear daily how vigilant we must be regarding foreign espionage and digital sabotage by foreign powers. Maa...
The Dutch travel app Polarsteps is no longer allowed on Defense service phones. A spokesperson for the ministry confirmed this on Saturday following a report by Follow the Money (FTM). Research by the platform revealed that dozens of soldiers could be tracked via the popular app.
Dozens of Dutch soldiers can be tracked, addresses exposed using Polarsteps app
Dozens of military service members can be accurately tracked through the social travel app called Polarsteps, an investigation platform Follow the Money found. The Ministry of Defence immediately blacklisted the app following questions from Follow the Money.
The widely used travel app Polarsteps suffered a massive data leak for months this summer, allowing journalism platform Follow The Money to obtain the private data of…
Even protected accounts were easy to track, a security researcher discovered. Even home addresses could be traced in this way.
Malicious actors have easy access to travel data of users of the popular travel app Polarsteps. The Amsterdam-based company was notified of the data leak by a cybersecurity researcher but did not take action.
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