{"id":32567,"date":"2023-06-22T14:35:55","date_gmt":"2023-06-22T14:35:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/uncategorized\/2023\/06\/22\/randomly-received-a-smartwatch-dont-turn-it-on-investigators-warn\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T18:35:01","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T18:35:01","slug":"randomly-received-a-smartwatch-dont-turn-it-on-investigators-warn","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/c4isrnet\/cyber\/2023\/06\/22\/randomly-received-a-smartwatch-dont-turn-it-on-investigators-warn\/","title":{"rendered":"Randomly received a smartwatch? Don\u2019t turn it on, investigators warn."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

WASHINGTON \u2014 Smartwatches capable of automatically connecting to cellphones and Wi-Fi, then gaining access to user data, are being shipped to members of the U.S. military seemingly at random, raising cybersecurity concerns.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The Department of the Army Criminal Investigation Division<\/a>, or CID, in an announcement last week warned the watches may contain malware, potentially granting whoever sent the peripherals \u201caccess to saved data to include banking information, contacts, and account information such as usernames and passwords.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

A more innocuous tactic may also be to blame: so-called brushing, used in e-commerce to boost a seller\u2019s ratings through fake orders and reviews.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The CID, an independent federal law enforcement agency consisting of thousands of personnel, did not say exactly how many smartwatches<\/a> were so far distributed.<\/p>\n\n\n\t