Analysis Finds Foreign Adversary Code in Apps Used by US Military Personnel

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A new analysis has found that more than one in eight apps designed for US service members contain foreign-origin code. Some of this code traces back to companies based in countries that the Pentagon officially classifies as adversaries, including China and Russia. The study is described as the first of its kind to examine the presence of such code within apps marketed to military personnel. The findings raise significant national security concerns about potential vulnerabilities in software used by active US troops.

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