Pentagon confirms adversaries using commercial phone location data to target US troops in war zones
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Summary
The Pentagon has confirmed that adversaries are using commercially available phone location data to target and surveil U.S. military personnel deployed in active war zones, including the Gulf region where forces face the Iranian military. U.S. Central Command confirmed multiple threat reports about this exploitation, marking the first official acknowledgment that U.S. forces have been targeted via commercial location data in an active conflict. The confirmation was shared with Reuters by Senator Ron Wyden, though specific incidents were not disclosed.
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The development is described as the first official confirmation that U.S. forces have been targeted in an active confl
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