British soldier faced blackmail after ignoring SIM removal orders

First reported by Ars Technica at · Updated · 2 sources

An unknown party demanded payment after obtaining nude photographs from the soldier’s phone and identifying him on social media, according to PCMag. Ars Technica reports that he had repeatedly been told to secure his devices before deployment and was later court-martialed after being targeted in the sextortion attempt.

  • The soldier was deployed on the Russian border, according to PCMag.

Covered by 2 publishers within 26 hours of the first report.

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Ars Technica British soldier ignored order to pull his SIM card, then got blackmailed · Cyrus Farivar
PCMag British Soldier on Russian Border Blackmailed, Hacked After Failing to Remove SIM Card

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