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Apps targeted at US troops contain Chinese and Russian code
Researchers examined hundreds of mobile apps marketed to US military personnel and discovered that over 12 percent contained software components from companies in China, Russia, or other foreign nations. One popular app for rating base living conditions included code from Huawei, while two others incorporated Russian advertising services. The findings raise concerns that adversary governments could harvest location and deployment data on service members through these applications.
Why it matters: Military personnel and base security teams should audit installed applications for foreign-sourced code, as adversary governments may exploit these supply chain insertions to track troop locations, unit movements, and access patterns at sensitive installations.
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