United States forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials

By Raphael SatterWASHINGTON, May 28 (Reuters) - U.S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by…

This marks the first official confirmation that U.S. forces have been targeted in an active conflict zone this way, according to Wyden and a bipartisan group of legislators who…

Location data is widely used in digital advertising, which is a key source of revenue for many tech companies.

U.S. forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials.

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Foreign adversaries are using commercially available tracking and location data to target U.S. service members in war zones, lawmakers say.

Troops deployed in combat areas are at risk of being tracked and targeted by adversaries using their cellphone location data.

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United States forces deployed to war zones have been targeted using commercially available location data, according to reports fielded by military officials

In a recently disclosed letter, Centcom said it had received "multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil US…

U.S. Central Command said it “has received multiple threat reports concerning adversary exploitation of commercial location data to target or surveil U.S. personnel in theater.”

Commercial location data has been used to "target or surveil U.S. personnel in theater,” CENTCOM says.

"DoD has known about this threat for over a decade," says bipartisan group of legislators