Navy warns US sailors to secure social media from Iran online threats

The Navy is advising sailors to secure their electronic devices, social media accounts and personal information as the U.S-Israeli war in Iran has increased online threats to service members.

In an unclassified memo to Navy personnel, Secretary John Phelan warns of “adversary cyber actors” looking to “psychologically influence” sailors and their families as well as get them to open potentially malicious links and files. 

“In response to Operation EPIC FURY, adversary cyber actors are conducting a social engineering campaign actively targeting Department of the Navy (DON) personnel and their families via spear phishing and social media contacts,” according to the April 17 memo.

The Navy also advises sailors to “beware of dating or other apps that encourage or require the use/sharing of personal information;” to be wary of and research strangers attempting to contact them; and to set their accounts to the “highest level” of privacy on social media.

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