From: Defense One
BY JUSTIN SHERMAN
The consequences of Internet-of-Things insecurity on national security should now be clear.
In January, researchers discovered that Strava, a “social network for athletes,” enabled anyone to track users wearing a FitBit or similar IoT device. This is a potential threat to individuals, but an even greater one to a military: by looking at Strava tracks around the globe, researchers could track large-scale troop movements and even identify secret military bases.
Now, it’s been revealed that the Polar fitness tracker was exposing user data as well. Researchers reportedly discovered 6,400 users in sensitive locations, “including the NSA, the White House, MI6 in London, and the Guantanamo Bay detention center in Cuba.” Even names were exposed, including officers at the French DGSE in Paris and the Russian GRU in Moscow. The researchers could even apparently trace—as explained in a disturbing report—the movement of a single intelligence officer to their home.
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