{
  "id": 463466,
  "title": "UK's Royal Navy sea drones contain component that secretly sent data to China, report claims — government cuts camera connectivity and insists data wasn’t sensitive, only ‘heartbeat communications’",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/uks-royal-navy-sea-drones-contain-component-that-secretly-sent-data",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-10T10:31:39.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Tom's Hardware",
    "slug": "tom-s-hardware",
    "url": "https://www.tomshardware.com/tech-industry/drones/uks-royal-navy-sea-drones-contain-component-that-secretly-sent-data-to-china-report-claims-government-cuts-camera-connectivity-and-insists-data-wasnt-sensitive-only-heartbeat-communications"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "K3 Scout surveillance drones used by the UK’s Royal Navy contain components that have been secretly transmitting data to China, according to reports.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
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  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 2,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Slashdot",
        "title": "Cyber Vulnerability Sweep Picks Up Royal Navy Drones Sending Data To China",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/10/cyber-vulnerability-sweep-picks-up-royal-navy-drones-sending-data-to-514837",
        "published": "2026-08-10T23:00:00.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}