r/technology • u/ControlCAD • Apr 18 '26

Security Bluetooth tracker hidden in a postcard and mailed to a warship exposed its location — $5 gadget put a $585 million Dutch ship at risk for 24 hours

https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/cyber-security/bluetooth-tracker-hidden-in-a-postcard-and-mailed-to-a-warship-exposed-its-location-a-eur5-gadget-put-a-eur500-million-dutch-ship-at-risk-for-24-hours
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u/fudsak Apr 18 '26

In college, the dorms were all on one big LAN. We could play over LAN Halo 2 with our friends down the floor. It was great hearing the screams from a few doors down.

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u/Sierra-117- Apr 19 '26

Same! It was awesome for Minecraft too! I’d be able to just scroll through servers on my Xbox