Posted on Jun 26, 2023

Randomly received a smartwatch? Don’t turn it on, investigators warn.

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"Smartwatches capable of automatically connecting to cellphones and Wi-Fi, then gaining access to user data, are being shipped to members of the U.S. military seemingly at random, raising cybersecurity concerns."

Randomly received a smartwatch? Don’t turn it on, investigators warn.

Posted from armytimes.com

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Randomly received a smartwatch? Don’t turn it on, investigators warn.

Randomly received a smartwatch? Don’t turn it on, investigators warn.

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