The German military confirmed earlier reports of a vulnerability affecting the Webex software it uses for online meetings. In March, a leaked German military meeting was publicized by Russian media.
Germany’s military has admitted on Saturday a flaw in the video-conferencing tool it uses left thousands of its meetings publicly accessible online.
Zeit Online reported accessing German Bundeswehr meetings by using simple search terms on the military"s Webex system.
The Bundeswehr is already on the defensive after audio of air force officials discussing giving Ukraine long-range missiles was leaked by Russians online in March.
In the latest incident Zeit Online said it detected meeting rooms used by 248,000 German soldiers.
Reporters were able to find the online meeting room of Air Force Chief Ingo Gerhartz, whose name came up during the earlier breach.
Zeit Online said that the military only became aware of the security flaws after they approached them for comment.
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Germany’s military has admitted on Saturday a flaw in the video-conferencing tool it uses left thousands of its meetings publicly accessible online.
Zeit Online reported accessing German Bundeswehr meetings by using simple search terms on the military"s Webex system.
The Bundeswehr is already on the defensive after audio of air force officials discussing giving Ukraine long-range missiles was leaked by Russians online in March.
In the latest incident Zeit Online said it detected meeting rooms used by 248,000 German soldiers.
Reporters were able to find the online meeting room of Air Force Chief Ingo Gerhartz, whose name came up during the earlier breach.
Zeit Online said that the military only became aware of the security flaws after they approached them for comment.
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