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A Spelling Mistake Is Causing Thousands of Sensitive Pentagon Documents to Be Leaked to a Russian Ally (themessenger.com)

submitted 1 year ago by trashhalo to c/usnews

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Over 100,000 U.S. military emails have been misdirected to Mali this year due to a spelling mistake that sent emails to .ML instead of .MIL addresses. The emails contain sensitive information about personnel, travel plans, and financial records. While not classified, the data could provide intelligence value if exploited. Control of the .ML domain is transferring to the Malian government which has ties to Russia, raising concerns the misdirected emails could be used to their advantage. The Pentagon says it is aware of the issue and blocking emails from leaving the .MIL domain, but mistakes still happen.

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[–] elfpie 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The fact treason is as easy as a spelling mistake is worrisome. Don't trust users not to shoot themselves in the foot.

[–] Lowbird 1 points 1 year ago

Honestly maybe this data shouldn't be emailed to begin with. Vs communicated by some other more secure platform. Or faxed.