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Apps Marketed to US Troops Are Shipping Chinese and Russian Code
An analysis identified that more than 12 percent of applications marketed to US service members contain code from foreign sources, including firms based in countries designated as Pentagon adversaries such as China and Russia. The findings raise concerns about supply chain integrity and potential security risks embedded in tools used by military personnel. The study represents the first comprehensive examination of this issue in the military app ecosystem.
Why it matters: US military personnel and their IT security teams face direct operational security risk from compromised supply chains; immediate review and vetting of military-focused applications is warranted.
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