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This came up this morning, so I’m dropping it here. The 82nd Airborne is deployed to the Middle East. Now it appears that hackers have infiltrated the electronic contact system (e-mail, messaging, etc.) and are doing their darnedest to annoy and intimidate the families back in the USA.\u00a0 In this case, it\u2019s the 82nd<\/sup> Airborne being hit.<\/p>\n Disturbing, to say the least, is when you think you\u2019re on a secure network and you get nastygrams from total strangers.\u00a0 It appears that there are Iranian hackers at work employed to scare the bejesus out of military family when their AD members are deployed.<\/p>\n https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/flashpoints\/2020\/01\/15\/family-members-of-deployed-paratroopers-receiving-menacing-messages-warned-to-double-check-social-media-settings\/<\/a><\/p>\n From the article: The 82nd has told family members to be vigilant and practice\u00a0smart behavior online<\/a>. Family members should check their social media settings and reference the U.S. Army\u2019s\u00a0social media handbook<\/a>, Burns said. In addition to distributing social media pamphlets, the division has held information forums for families. Burns could not comment on the reports that WiFi access was suspended for brigade paratroopers in Kuwait.<\/p>\n Separately, two U.S. sources with direct knowledge of the situation told Military Times the WiFi access was suspended over fears of a potential hacking and leak of sensitive contact information. One defense source said the MWR network was compromised, that contacts were pulled from service member\u2019s devices and family members have been getting threats and disturbing messages from hackers. A U.S. defense official said that deployed 82nd troops have been hacked and that messages were sent to family members to scare them. \u2013 article<\/p>\n On a side note, 90% of the e-mails I get are phishing, junk mail, or scams. They all end up in the \u201cJunk Mail\u201d box and get dumped as soon as I go to \u201cJunk Mail\u201d. \u00a0But it is worrisome to be on the receiving end of nastygrams from hackers, especially when they\u2019re coming from the Middle East.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"