Apps targeted at US troops contain Chinese and Russian code
A study by researchers at Purdue and West Point found that over 12% of mobile apps marketed to US military personnel contain software code from China or Russia. This poses a national security risk, as foreign entities could potentially harvest location data and track troop movements.
Why it matters
The presence of foreign code in apps used by service members creates significant intelligence vulnerabilities, potentially exposing sensitive military deployments and personnel routines.
Debugging Apps targeted at US troops contain Chinese and Russian code More than one-eighth of apps analyzed contained foreign code.
13 Credit: Tomas Ragina/Getty Credit: Tomas Ragina/Getty Text settings Story text Size Small Standard Large Width * Standard Wide Links Standard Orange * Subscribers only Learn more Minimize to nav A recent examination of hundreds of mobile apps marketed toward US military personnel found more than one in eight contained software built by companies in China , Russia , or other foreign nations, raising fresh concerns that adversary governments could harvest data revealing where service members live, work, and deploy.
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