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SOMEONE IS SENDING MYSTERIOUS SMARTWATCHES TO THE US MILITARY PERSONNEL

June 24, 2023  By Pierluigi Paganini




U.S. ARMY’S CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION DIVISION WARNS THAT US MILITARY PERSONNEL
HAVE REPORTED RECEIVING UNSOLICITED SMARTWATCHES IN THE MAIL.

The U.S. Army’s Criminal Investigation Division reported that service members
across the military received smartwatches unsolicited in the mail. Upon using
these smartwatches, the devices automatically connected to Wi-Fi and began
connecting to cell phones unprompted, gaining access to a huge quantity of user
data.

The military investigation division also reported that the smartwatches may also
contain malware that could be used to spy on the soldiers and steal sensitive
data.


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“These smartwatches may also contain malware that would grant the sender access
to saved data to include banking information, contacts, and account information
such as usernames and passwords.” reads the alert. “Malware may be present
which accesses both voice and cameras, enabling actors access to conversations
and accounts tied to the smartwatches.”

The alert also states that the products may also be used for Brushing, which
consists of sending products, often counterfeit, unsolicited to seemingly random
individuals via mail to allow companies to use the receiver’s name to write
positive reviews.

US Military personnel that have received the devices are recommended to don’t
turn the device on and report it to their local counterintelligence, or security
manager, or through our Submit a Tip – Report a Crime reporting portal.

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PIERLUIGI PAGANINI

Pierluigi Paganini is member of the ENISA (European Union Agency for Network and
Information Security) Threat Landscape Stakeholder Group and Cyber G7 Group, he
is also a Security Evangelist, Security Analyst and Freelance Writer.
Editor-in-Chief at "Cyber Defense Magazine", Pierluigi is a cyber security
expert with over 20 years experience in the field, he is Certified Ethical
Hacker at EC Council in London. The passion for writing and a strong belief that
security is founded on sharing and awareness led Pierluigi to find the security
blog "Security Affairs" recently named a Top National Security Resource for US.
Pierluigi is a member of the "The Hacker News" team and he is a writer for some
major publications in the field such as Cyber War Zone, ICTTF, Infosec Island,
Infosec Institute, The Hacker News Magazine and for many other Security
magazines. Author of the Books "The Deep Dark Web" and “Digital Virtual Currency
and Bitcoin”.




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