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NEW: Some senior CISA officials were informed late last week that DOGE had been granted access to agency staffers' emails and Microsoft Teams chats. The agency at large has not been informed.
DOGE has gained access to CISA's emails and Teams chats: Source
Musk's Department of Government Efficiency has gained access to the internal emails and Microsoft Teams chats of employees at the country’s top cybersecurity
www.nbcnews.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:58 PM
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This is really big news for all Apple users. The company agreed to backdoor the iPhone for UK users, allowing the government (and any hacker who gets in) full access to your data. This sets a precedent for the rest of the world. #tech #cybersecurity #privacy www.bbc.com/news/article...
Apple pulls data protection tool after UK government security row
Customers' photos and documents stored online will no longer be protected by end to end encryption.
www.bbc.com
February 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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Some federal employees who accepted Trump’s buyout offer are now being notified that their buyout has been denied, and they are being terminated instead.
February 16, 2025 at 1:12 AM
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Musk’s staffers are accessing the heavily guarded Internal Revenue Service (IRS) system, which contains detailed financial information on every taxpayer, business, and nonprofit in the country.
February 17, 2025 at 3:36 AM
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Now leading HuffPost:

www.huffpost.com/entry/elon-m...
February 14, 2025 at 8:30 PM
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if you haven’t read this yet, you NEED to add it to your list asap
February 10, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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Apple Maps plans to show ‘Gulf of America,’ following Google
Apple Maps plans to show ‘Gulf of America,’ following Google
Apple Maps will soon rename the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America, following similar changes made by Google this week, in order to comply with U.S. President Donald Trump’s executive order that officially changed the name. U.S.-based Apple users may…
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February 11, 2025 at 10:13 PM
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Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem acknowledged that Elon Musk’s government efficiency team, which has been tasked with slashing federal spending, has access to her agency’s data, including that of federal disaster aid recipients’ personal information, as part of an “audit” she welcomes.
DHS secretary says Musk-led DOGE team has access to data | CNN Politics
The head of the Department of Homeland Security on Sunday acknowledged that Elon Musk’s government efficiency team, which has been tasked with slashing federal spending, has access to her agency’s dat...
www.cnn.com
February 10, 2025 at 3:01 AM
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Hackers don't audit accounts. Hackers hack passwords, steal data and info, and install worms/viruses/malware. DOGE is a hacker squad. If they wanted an audit, there would be accountants.
February 9, 2025 at 11:46 PM
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UK Is Ordering Apple to Break Its Own Encryption

The Washington Post is reporting that the UK government has served Apple with a “technical capability notice” as defined by the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act, requiring it to break the Advanced Data Protection encryption in…

#apple #hackernews #news
UK Is Ordering Apple to Break Its Own Encryption
The Washington Post is reporting that the UK government has served Apple with a “technical capability notice” as defined by the 2016 Investigatory Powers Act, requiring it to break the Advanced Data Protection encryption in iCloud for the benefit of law enforcement. This is a big deal, and something we in the security community have worried was coming for a while now. The law, known by critics as the Snoopers’ Charter, makes it a criminal offense to reveal that the government has even made such a demand. An Apple spokesman declined to comment...
www.schneier.com
February 9, 2025 at 10:25 PM
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Holy shit
This is a backdoor. Elon's coders are creating a backdoor into the US Treasury. This is incredibly dangerous both because of its intended use (by Elon and Trump) and the risk of other actors exploiting a major security vulnerability to cause a massive disruption to the US government.
February 4, 2025 at 6:28 PM