"Game"

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Once more the smart phone with surreptitiously embedded malware used to spy.

An article from May of this year but still germane.

From thedebrief.org the article by TIM MCMILLAN·BREAKING NEWSDEFENSE·MAY 25, 2022.

"RUSSIA USING SMARTPHONE “GAME” TO RECRUIT UKRAINIAN CHILDREN AS UNWITTING SPIES"

Ukrainian children playing a "game" all the while unwittingly passing on valuable intelligence to Russian secret services.

"According to Ukrainian intelligence officials, the Russian military is using smartphone games geared toward children to help locate Ukrainian military and strategic installations." 

"Ukraine’s Security Service (SBU) revealed that Russia’s intelligence service had developed a smartphone application using popular gaming software to recruit Ukrainian children as unwitting spies. Participants search for 'boxes' containing virtual prizes in the mobile game, which can later be exchanged for electronic money."

"To find virtual boxes, players are asked to follow routes through various towns and villages and take photos of the area, including military and critical infrastructure. The images, including geolocation data, are uploaded into the app’s database."

See previous blog entries [with many additional links] the danger of surreptitiously embedded software:

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/08/saucy.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2022/02/alexander.html

https://militaryanalysis.blogspot.com/2021/01/apps.html

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