Bundeswehr's classified meetings found online – DW – 05/05/2024
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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.

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.

“More than 6,000 meetings could be found online,” some of which were meant to be classified, it wrote.

The military said the bug was fixed within 24 hours after being made aware.

  • @floofloof@lemmy.caEnglish
    10•7 months ago

    “It was not possible to participate in the video conferences without the knowledge of the participants or without authorization,” a spokesperson for the military told French news agency AFP.

    “No confidential content could therefore leave the conferences.”

    Am I misunderstanding, or does that answer start with something irrelevant and conclude, via a non-sequitur, with something false?

    • AggressivelyPassiveEnglish
      2•7 months ago

      If you can’t join a call without authorization, and (implied) you only grant access for authorized persons, no content can leak.

      It is a sound statement, but given the Bundeswehr’s reputation, I would be surprised, if that implication above actually holds true.

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    1•7 months ago

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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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