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YOUTUBE (Facts Matter with Roman Balmakov) - Apps For US Troops Are Coming Equipped with Chinese and Russian Code

Watch 'Final Hours': https://ept.ms/FinalHoursWatchFullFilm Summary: Are your apps leaking data? A recent study shows military app security risks with foreign code tracking U.S. service members. This breakdown examines the concerning findings regarding mobile applications specifically marketed to U.S. military personnel. A first-of-its-kind report indicates that one out of every eight apps targeting this demographic contains foreign code. Some of these software components originate from China and Russia, raising serious questions about the safety of personal information held by those serving in the armed forces. We review the implications of this foreign code and how it relates to recent reports of U.S. service members being targeted in…

REDSTATE (Ben Smith) - Strava Is Still Exposing US Troop Locations in the Middle East Eight Years After Pentagon Warning

AI:Despite long-standing warnings from the Pentagon, the fitness tracking app Strava continues to inadvertently leak sensitive information regarding U.S. military troop locations and operational routines across the Middle East through user geolocation data. This persistent security lapse allows individuals to map out base activities and movement patterns, potentially providing intelligence to adversaries despite previous efforts to restrict such digital footprints.Open

STRIPES (ShaTyra Cox) - Strava users still revealing routines of Middle East base life despite geolocation restrictions | Stars and Stripes

U.S. military personnel continue sharing Strava workout data from Middle East bases, raising security concerns despite CENTCOM geolocation restrictions.

NEWSCATS (MeighTimbol) - UK Defence Ministry Says No Sensitive Data Leaked to China Through Navy Drone Vulnerability

The discovery has raised concerns about Chinese technology making its way into British defence equipment Reported by: Cherry Meigh TimbolNews Content Editor Published August 11, 2026 LONDON, United Kingdom — Britain’s Ministry of Defence says [...]

AMERICANALMANAC (Alex Tanzer) - Hacker scraped 633,000 Arizona voter files in 2020 — and four prosecutors refused to charge him

Newly declassified FBI documents show a self-described "tinkerer" exploited a Maricopa County voter registration website for nearly two weeks before the 2020 election, confessed to agents, and walked free after every prosecutor who reviewed the case declined to act. The White House made the files public Thursday after FBI Director Kash Patel sent a letter […] The post Hacker scraped 633,000 Arizona voter files in 2020 — and four prosecutors refused to charge him appeared first on American Almanac .

Newly declassified FBI documents show a self-described "tinkerer" exploited a Maricopa County voter registration website for nearly two weeks before the 2020 election, confessed to agents, and walked free after every prosecutor who reviewed the case declined to act. The White House made the files public Thursday after FBI Director Kash Patel sent a letter to the Government Transparency Task Force disclosing that the bureau had spent "significant resources" investigating the breach but could not persuade a single prosecutorial office to file charges. The U.S. Attorney's Office in Phoenix, the Arizona Attorney General's Office, the Maricopa County Attorney's Office, and the Pinal County Attorney's Office all passed. The suspect, a man…Open

DAILYCALLER (Reagan Reese) - Declassified Docs Reveal Infamous County Was Hacked, With Thousands of Voter Files Obtained, During 2020

‘Declined prosecution’

JUSTTHENEWS (Amanda Head) - Military voter files exposed deployment locations to America’s adversaries

Most of America's bases are well-known and are mappable. However, a number of sites' locations and the stationing of specific units are not known.

HUFFPOST - Security Blunder Leaks World Cup Champions' Passport Details

A security oversight leaked the passport details of every player in the Argentina squad, including Lionel Messi.

NEWSNATIONNOW (Rebecca Beitsch and The Hill) - Trump’s $1.776 billion ‘anti-weaponization’ fund leaves legal firestorm at feet of lawmakers

Trump and the Department of Justice (DOJ) set off a firestorm when they pushed to voluntarily dismiss a lawsuit from the president seeking $10 billion over the leaking of his tax returns, announcing they would instead create a fund to offer payouts to those who claim they have been wronged by the government.

JUSTTHENEWS (Ben Whedon) - Trump defends 'anti-weaponization fund': 'I gave up a lot'

The DOJ announced the fund as part of a settlement to end Trump's $10 billion suit against the IRS over the leak of his tax returns by contractor Charles Littlejohn, who pleaded guilty.