JUSTTHENEWS (Misty Severi) - CENTCOM commander warns soldiers it could take away phones over operational security concerns
Cellphone rules already vary depending on the military service and a service member's assignment.
STONEZONE (Roger Stone) - Pentagon Warning: Adversaries Using Commercial Cell Phone Location Data to Target U.S. Troops in War Zones
Using a personal smartphone in a combat zone, especially apps with location services enabled, creates a serious, exploitable risk. Adversaries no longer need sophisticated hacking; they can simply buy your location trail from commercial data brokers. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has acknowledged receiving multiple reports that foreign adversaries are exploiting commercially available cell phone location […] The post Pentagon Warning: Adversaries Using Commercial Cell Phone Location Data to Target U.S. Troops in War Zones appeared first on StoneZone .
Using a personal smartphone in a combat zone, especially apps with location services enabled, creates a serious, exploitable risk. Adversaries no longer need sophisticated hacking; they can simply buy your location trail from commercial data brokers. U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) has acknowledged receiving multiple reports that foreign adversaries are exploiting commercially available cell phone location data to surveil and target American service members in active war zones, as first reported by Reuters . This is particularly concerning in CENTCOM’s area of responsibility, including the volatile Persian Gulf region amid heightened tensions with Iran. In a letter dated April 14, 2026, and shared with Congress by U.S. Senator Ron…Open
DAILYCALLER (Harold Hutchison) - Independent Journalist Cam Higby Puts Anti-ICE Signal Group Live On-Air. They Aren’t Pleased.
'Are we having an OPSEC problem, dispatch?'