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Private Data and Passwords of Hegseth, Waltz, Gabbard Found Online

92 points by munchausen42 2y ago

chkgk 2y ago
https://archive.ph/v3Z7U https://archive.ph/v3Z7U
moshun 2y ago
This has got to be one of the most compromised administrations in US history and we’re not even outta the 2nd month. I can only imagine the memes and high fives going around in intelligence agencies around the world this week.
- AnimalMuppet 2y ago
  Not that this negates your point, but: We are in fact slightly out of the second month.
tedunangst 2y ago
Is this surprising? If you have an email address, it's going to be found online.
- cactacea 2y ago
  No not really. But that is part of the problem with them using Signal right
suyash 2y ago
This begs the question, how can we protect our private data specially given large data hacks and leaks ?
- blitzar 2y ago
  Unique username, password, name, email address, dob etc for every account + 2fa.
  - pridkett 2y ago
    1Password makes this fairly easy. I’m sure other tools can too. But if you’ve got a tool, you just don’t need to think about it. As long as 1Password doesn’t get LastPass’d - although their architecture should prevent that.
    - deleted 2y ago
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- leftcenterright 2y ago
  Just don't submit your data to everyone who asks for it. A lot of website ask for your phone number and date of birth for no reason whatsoever.
  - yetihehe 2y ago
    Like to microsoft. - Buy HALO on steam - Yeah, just make new a MS account, you can use temporary email and you're ready to go. - Play some time (oops, more than two hours, you can't return it now). - Next time you run, "We blocked your account due to strange activity, input phone number to unblock". Now without giving up your phone number, you can't continue to play the game you bought.
    - reginald78 2y ago
      This happened to me with Minecraft. It was amazing what a pain in the ass they made it to give them some money and then the gaslighting and hassle I had to endure to get what I paid for. I only play that game single player.
- hulitu 2y ago
  > This begs the question, how can we protect our private data specially given large data hacks and leaks ? ROTFL, OMG ... You do realize that all FAANG is making money with your data ? /s
peanut-walrus 2y ago
I hate this article. There are so many obvious and glaring problems with the current US administration, there is no reason to reach for these kinds of straws. With the amount of leaked and hacked data out there - almost everyone who is active on the internet is in one of these dumps. This is not evidence of any wrongdoing on their part.
- greatgib 2y ago
  I think that the point is that it is quite bad to use your personal phone and personal chat app for discussing classified subjects, and that you can randomly add random people to these conversations by accident. But it is even worse when any hostile actor like a foreign country can have all your personal info like phone number that easily.

92 points by munchausen42 2y ago

https://archive.ph/v3Z7U https://archive.ph/v3Z7U

This has got to be one of the most compromised administrations in US history and we’re not even outta the 2nd month. I can only imagine the memes and high fives going around in intelligence agencies around the world this week.

AnimalMuppet 2y ago
Not that this negates your point, but: We are in fact slightly out of the second month.

tedunangst 2y ago

Is this surprising? If you have an email address, it's going to be found online.

cactacea 2y ago
No not really. But that is part of the problem with them using Signal right

suyash 2y ago

This begs the question, how can we protect our private data specially given large data hacks and leaks ?

blitzar 2y ago
Unique username, password, name, email address, dob etc for every account + 2fa.
- pridkett 2y ago
  1Password makes this fairly easy. I’m sure other tools can too. But if you’ve got a tool, you just don’t need to think about it. As long as 1Password doesn’t get LastPass’d - although their architecture should prevent that.
  - deleted 2y ago
    [deleted]
leftcenterright 2y ago
Just don't submit your data to everyone who asks for it. A lot of website ask for your phone number and date of birth for no reason whatsoever.
- yetihehe 2y ago
  Like to microsoft. - Buy HALO on steam - Yeah, just make new a MS account, you can use temporary email and you're ready to go. - Play some time (oops, more than two hours, you can't return it now). - Next time you run, "We blocked your account due to strange activity, input phone number to unblock". Now without giving up your phone number, you can't continue to play the game you bought.
  - reginald78 2y ago
    This happened to me with Minecraft. It was amazing what a pain in the ass they made it to give them some money and then the gaslighting and hassle I had to endure to get what I paid for. I only play that game single player.
hulitu 2y ago
> This begs the question, how can we protect our private data specially given large data hacks and leaks ? ROTFL, OMG ... You do realize that all FAANG is making money with your data ? /s

peanut-walrus 2y ago

I hate this article. There are so many obvious and glaring problems with the current US administration, there is no reason to reach for these kinds of straws. With the amount of leaked and hacked data out there - almost everyone who is active on the internet is in one of these dumps. This is not evidence of any wrongdoing on their part.

greatgib 2y ago
I think that the point is that it is quite bad to use your personal phone and personal chat app for discussing classified subjects, and that you can randomly add random people to these conversations by accident. But it is even worse when any hostile actor like a foreign country can have all your personal info like phone number that easily.