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    Un localizzatore Bluetooth nascosto in una cartolina e spedito a una nave da guerra ne ha rivelato la posizione: un gadget da 5 euro ha messo a rischio per 24 ore una nave olandese da 496 milioni di euro


    Un localizzatore Bluetooth nascosto in una cartolina e spedito a una nave da guerra ne ha rivelato la posizione: un gadget da 5 euro ha messo a rischio per 24 ore una nave olandese da 496 milioni di euro

    https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/bluetooth-tracker-hidden-in-a-postcard-and-mailed-to-a-warship-exposed-its-location-a-eur5-gadget-put-a-eur500-million-dutch-ship-at-risk-for-24-hours

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    1. Druitp on

      So we dont have X-ray machines when it comes to Mail being sent to war ships ? security needs a looking over

    2. CharmedWoo on

      Well not really a risk since Dutch research journalists did in on purpose… it was eventually discovered and they are changing some policies now to prevent this.

    3. Suspicious_Place1270 on

      actually, it’s the bluetooth tracking that put it at risk

      every and all staff members should turn that off and done, no more tracking of that device

    4. mschuster91 on

      It’s pointless security theatre if you ask me.

      Each and every single one of our adversaries already has satellite tracking of naval assets. It’s incredibly cheap and easy, especially if you can limit the search area.

    5. LaserCondiment on

      How far is the range of a Bluetooth device for that to work?

    6. tree_boom on

      Myeah that’s a bit of a danger. The world of miniaturised electronics both giveth and taketh away from the military

    7. YarpsDrittAdrAtta on

      Austria is safe. 1. There are no warships. 2. Given how the postal service works, the letter would have arrived three months after it was sent and the ship left port anyway

    8. fph00 on

      Is the location of a warship meant to be a secret in the first place? It seems hard to hide, in a world where state agents have drones and surveillance satellites.

    9. masssy on

      Yeah I am sure this enormous ship could not be seen on satellite or by any other means at all.

    10. GeneraalSorryPardon on

      Not that mailing trackers is not a problem but the headline is sensationalized. The ship was sailing with its transponders on so everyone and their mother could follow the ship.

    11. _R0Ns_ on

      The biggest security risk are the phones on the ship.

      These trackers use BLE and only activates the phone to transmit it’s location with the tracker’s ID.

    12. flatsehats on

      The ship had its public beacons on, so it wasn’t trying to be secretive. This headline is a lot of hype.

    15. Glinux on

      couldn’t they check for unknown Bluetooth (le) etc?

      or maybe they will from now on

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