The incident that happened in the popular online game of War Thunder has caused serious concern among military facilities. It all started with the fact that gamers who argued about the possibility of scanning the radar of the Eurofighter Typhoon combat aircraft published secret documents to prove their point of view. Documents that were real were extracted from a state database, which forced the Italian Ministry of Defense to take immediate measures to remove them.
The incident began with the fact that the player decided to use secret information to persuade other War Thunder forum participants in the benefits of e -scanning at Eurofighter Typhoon. However, the identification that these materials were genuine caused serious concern in the department. The Italian Ministry of Defense confirmed the fact of leakage and stated that all necessary measures would be taken to prevent such incidents in the future. The game forum quickly appeared from the administration that the publication and dissemination of secret information can lead to serious legal consequences. “We received confirmation from the Italian Ministry of Defense that these documents were published illegally. It is not only a violation of security, but also criminal liability, ”one of the technical moderators of the forum said.
War Thunder is a popular combat simulator that is popular not only among ordinary gamers but also among the military. For example, soldiers on a military base in Fort-Hudi (USA) actively use a game for tank maneuver training. Thanks to realistic graphics and the ability to manage technique from different stages of history, play often becomes a tool for studying hostilities. This is not the first time when secret documents appear in the game. Earlier, in 2021, the British Ministry of Defense intervened after one of the gamers published the management of the Challenger 2 tank, trying to force the developers to improve its virtual model. This incident has become another example of how gamers can influence the change of virtual technology models with closed data.
The Italian Ministry of Defense has promised to carefully investigate this case and take steps to prevent such situations in the future. The disclosure of secret information, no doubt, threatens not only national security, but also international relations.
