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British soldier ignored order to pull his SIM card, then got blackmailed

Soldier told repeatedly to lock down devices before deploying, got sextorted, court-martialed.

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British soldier ignored order to pull his SIM card, then got blackmailed
Source: Ars Technica

An Estonian newspaper recently revealed that a British soldier disobeyed a direct order to remove the SIM card from his cellphone before being deployed to a part of Estonia, approximately 90 miles west of the Russian border.

As a result of his refusal to engage in this element of operational security (opsec), the soldier, Daniel Barton-Kennedy, had his phone hacked, and nude photos of himself were stolen and used as blackmail against him.

Eventually, Barton-Kennedy was court-martialed for disobeying a lawful command, pled guilty, was reduced in rank, and ordered to serve 10 months in detention.

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