# British soldier ignored order to pull his SIM card, then got blackmailed

- Source: Ars Technica
- Published: 2026-11-07T11:00:34+00:00
- Category: Tech
- Original: https://arstechnica.com/security/2026/11/british-soldier-ignored-order-to-pull-his-sim-card-then-got-blackmailed/
- Canonical: https://groundlevelnews.com/story/british-soldier-ignored-order-to-pull-his-sim-card-then-got-blackmaile-130145/

Soldier told repeatedly to lock down devices before deploying, got sextorted, court-martialed.

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