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Sailors and Marines advised to hide military ties on social media
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Key Points:
- Acting Secretary of the Navy Hung Cao has urged sailors and Marines to "harden" their online profiles and conceal military affiliations due to increasing threats from hostile actors targeting Department of the Navy personnel.
- The advisory highlights a coordinated campaign involving drone surveillance, base attacks, harassment, and intelligence gathering, intensified since the Iran war began in February.
- Personnel are instructed to make social media profiles private, remove identifying information, and report suspicious activities such as drone sightings or surveillance to the Naval Criminal Investigative Service.
- This guidance follows previous warnings about cyber threats and expands to include broader security measures amid an evolving threat landscape and ongoing military concerns about digital security.
- The notice reflects heightened vigilance during a lull in the Iran conflict, emphasizing the need for operational security against adversaries using online data to track and target U.S. forces.
