Not just Hesgeth.
The whole administration is comprised of conspiracy nuts and other big brains who will click on any crazy link they come across.
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The Director of National Intelligence is a probable Russian asset. Also the President.
And let's not forget Elon and his Doge bro minions. They're destroying the security around every system they touch, firing the people responsible for that security, moving sensitive data out through starlink to God knows where, and apparently just giving logins to Russia.
Almost makes storing nuclear secrets in a bathroom seem quaint and wholesome by comparison.
This, and Elmo too
Espionage? They are giving it away lol
Come on down to Crazy Pete's intel emporium! We're practically giving this intel away!
Crazy Pete's 😂
Seriously, these people are publicly making mistakes that my grandma would make. If there's a best practice for safety and security, they actively don't do it.
Don't worry, the Russians are still busy processing what they downloaded after fElon left the downloads open in DOGE-infested agencies.
almost as if f-elon did that deliberately
He was paid to do so
He had a number of unchaperoned calls with Putin. I think it's more likely that he's acting in fear of an unpleasant death; sometimes direct credible threats work wonders.
Or he, like so many bullies, secretly likes to have someone dominate him, and he loves Putin for it.
That's extremely possible. Now I have to look if Musk dares to get close to a window.
Oh I've seen this one! This is where the crowd starts chanting "LOCK HER UP, LOCK HER UP" right?
But what about her emails? /S
Well, only if Trump hasn't already Xeroxed the classified papers already, himself, to sell for personal profit.
Unrelated, it's crazy to me that Xerox has remained in the lexicon for so long.
it's a REALLY fun word.
America's government is already dead. This is darkly comical. America is dead. I don't say that with pride but it is true. It is not what is was, and I'm not sure it ever was what they said it was.
Never was, just this time the mask fell off.
Of course he is.
But also, foreign agents can literally just walk into the pisser at Mara-lago and find classified documents.
This administration has no interest in maintaining state secrets.
The amount of unqualified idiots being handed out security passes like halloween candy is unfathomable
Signal leak Pete is a pretty good nickname
Leaky Pete!
DrinkiLeaks
Whiskeyleaks
I don’t think it is a fear. It is a fact
Earlier in the week, news broke that Hegseth had personally created a Signal group chat including his wife, brother and about a dozen other people who he then texted highly sensitive information on active strikes in Yemen.... One person said Russian and Chinese spies were no doubt directly targeting susceptible people in Hegseth’s inner circle.
Even if, as I am sure he very wrongly does, Hegseth believes himself morally beyond reproach and too smart to be tricked, does he honestly think every single person in his circle and in their circles is as well? JFC.
I’m sure everyone in his circle are all using highly secure mobile devices not linked to their personal identities, on the latest software updates and would never be duped by a phishing link or be the target of a zero click exploit by a state actor.
Oh hey ya think? Is this kind of deductive reasoning what a masters degree at an ivy league school gets you? Man I wish I could be smart enough to figure that out.
Why bother? I'm sure for the right price it's for sale. Might require a trip to the Mar-a-Lago bathroom though.
after the complimentary lunch of room-temperature big macs and fries, that won't be a problem.
is 'espionage' a new whisky distillery? Then he is def a big target.
That headline is a masterwork of obfuscation, softening an obvious fact by hiding it behind "fears grow".
Obviously. Is there any point in history when the SecDef wasn't one of the juiciest espionage targets in the world, regardless of who is filling the role at the time?
Yeah but how many times could spies bribe the person in that role with a 6 pack? You could let him pick what he wants from the gas station beer case and he'd probably give you all his passwords.
Ya, the headline is kinda bullshit. The SecDef is always going to be a top espionage target. The real problem is that, had anyone else who holds a security clearance been this slipshod with classified material, they would be in jail now. The two tiered nature for accountability for security violations demonstrates deep problems with the entire system.
The guy is a moron. He's clearly demonstrated that he has no concept of information security on multiple occasions. For more than a year, it has been known the Signal has a weakness that Russia and others have been exploiting.
It's really pretty simple. The hackers send a phishing email or text to the target with a specially crafted QR code. If the user is dumb enough to scan the code, and we all know Hegseth is dumb enough, then the hacker's device will from then on be linked with the target users device and get a copy of every message sent or received. There is no way in hell that Russia, China, and anyone else who wants to isn't already getting all his Signal messages.
That's not a Signal weakness. That's profound user idiocy. It's very clear what the "link a device" feature is for, and obviously linking someone else's device would be very dumb.
if only there was a government agency, perhaps one tasked with national security even.. that could provide the secure devices and software needed for high-ranking government workers and others working with sensitive information.. and those workers actually used that gear and followed their training and policies.
The other glaring weakness is that if you invite Putin to your group chat, Russia gets access to all of your messages!! /s (though, I guess it's a real threat with this administration)
psst . . . starlink.
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That's not an exploit, that is a known and published and advertised feature of signal. That's like when Grandma says her Facebook was hacked because she gave her username and password to MichaelSoft tech support. This is the level of profound fucking stupid that our Republican government has.
I never said it was an exploit. I said it was a weakness that was being exploited.
Experts eating at roach infested e coli laboratory masquerading as a restaurant have this to say: I saw Pete handle food without gloves. It doesn't inspire confidence in the establishment.
Even if they do get rid of him, won't he be a vulnerability for years to come? Because of the position he was given, certainly not earned, he is privy to not only the details of current military strikes but also secret goals for future military projects. Right? I assume most people who have these jobs have a modicum of self-respect and patriotic duty. But couldn't he just leak that important info to anyone even after he is fired?
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