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, ignored a direct operational security order to remove the SIM card from his phone before deployment to Estonia, about 90 miles west of the Russian border, as reported by an Estonian newspaper. His phone was then hacked, and private nude images were stolen and used for sextortion. The article does not describe the hacking method. He pleaded guilty at court-martial to disobeying a lawful command, was demoted and sentenced to 10 months' detention. Defenders should enforce OPSEC device rules for personnel in sensitive deployments.
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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)