Top US officials' personal data available online — report – DW – 03/27/2025
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Coming on the heels of the Signal scandal, a German news magazine reported that phone numbers, emails and some passwords of top Trump administration security officials can be easily accessed online.

Summary

A report by German magazine Der Spiegel revealed that personal data of top Trump administration security officials, including phone numbers, emails, and some passwords, were accessible online via commercial data-search engines and hacked databases.

Affected officials include National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, DNI Tulsi Gabbard, and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth.

The data exposure raises security risks, including potential spyware attacks.

The leak follows the Signal scandal, where classified military plans were discussed on an unsecured chat.

  • Optional@lemmy.world
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    7 days ago

    To do so, the reporters used commercial people search engines along with hacked customer data that has been published on the web. Those affected by the leaks include National Security Adviser Mike Waltz, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard and Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

    I mean, I know trump is beyond illegal in most ways but a standard security check would have revealed this.