British soldier court-martialled after ignoring order to remove SIM card before Estonia deployment
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What happened
A British soldier, Daniel Barton-Kennedy, disobeyed a direct order to remove the SIM card from his phone before deploying to Estonia, around 90 miles west of the Russian border. His phone was subsequently hacked, private nude images were stolen and used for blackmail. He was court-martialled for disobeying a lawful command, pleaded guilty, was reduced in rank and ordered to serve 10 months in detention.
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What to do
- Follow your organisation's operational security rules on personal devices, even when they seem unnecessary.
- Do not keep sensitive personal images on devices you take into operational or high-risk postings.
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Ars Technica (Security)