#Opsec oopsie: Dutch #navy frigate location outed by mailing it a #Bluetooth #tracker
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#Opsec oopsie: Dutch #navy frigate location outed by mailing it a #Bluetooth #tracker
source: theregister.com/2026/04/17/dut…
The report says the tracker remained active for about 24 hours, showing #HNLMS #Evertsen leaving port in Heraklion, Crete, and sailing first west along the island’s coast before turning east toward Cyprus. The tracker finally went offline a day later when the ship was near Cyprus, and hasn't come back online.
According to Dutch defence officials Vervaart spoke to for his story, the tracker was found during mail sorting and was disabled. Still, the Ministry is reportedly changing its mail policies in response to the incident and will now ban greeting cards containing batteries along with further reviewing mail guidelines.
#security #military #news #tracking #Netherlands #eu #europe #cybersecurity #technology #software #smartphone
Dutch navy frigate tracked by mailing it a Bluetooth tracker
: Or, how public information and a €5 tracker exposed an avoidable opsec lapse
theregister (www.theregister.com)
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#Opsec oopsie: Dutch #navy frigate location outed by mailing it a #Bluetooth #tracker
source: theregister.com/2026/04/17/dut…
The report says the tracker remained active for about 24 hours, showing #HNLMS #Evertsen leaving port in Heraklion, Crete, and sailing first west along the island’s coast before turning east toward Cyprus. The tracker finally went offline a day later when the ship was near Cyprus, and hasn't come back online.
According to Dutch defence officials Vervaart spoke to for his story, the tracker was found during mail sorting and was disabled. Still, the Ministry is reportedly changing its mail policies in response to the incident and will now ban greeting cards containing batteries along with further reviewing mail guidelines.
#security #military #news #tracking #Netherlands #eu #europe #cybersecurity #technology #software #smartphone
Dutch navy frigate tracked by mailing it a Bluetooth tracker
: Or, how public information and a €5 tracker exposed an avoidable opsec lapse
theregister (www.theregister.com)
@scriptkiddie Was the tracker intentionally mailed to the ship as a test or was it hidden inside a seemingly innocent greeting card?
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