"The Dutch Ministry of Defence makes it easy to send mail and packages to soldiers and sailors in the Dutch armed forces and posts full instructions online."
"The tracker remained active for about 24 hours, showing HNLMS Evertsen leaving port in Heraklion, Crete, and sailing first west along the island's coast before turning east toward Cyprus."
"The ban on greeting cards containing batteries appears to be a direct response to Vervaart's test, as he chose to conceal the Bluetooth tracker in a postcard."
"Dutch defence officials stated that the tracker was found during mail sorting and was disabled, prompting a review of mail guidelines."
The Dutch navy faced a significant security breach when journalists tracked the HNLMS Evertsen warship using a Bluetooth tracker concealed in a postcard. The tracker was sent through the mail, which the Ministry of Defence had made accessible for soldiers. The tracker revealed the ship's movements for about 24 hours before being discovered and disabled during mail sorting. In response, the Ministry is changing its mail policies to ban greeting cards with batteries and review mail guidelines to enhance operational security.
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