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Hegseth had an unsecured internet line set up in his office to connect to Signal, AP sources say (apnews.com)

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Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth had an internet connection that bypassed the Pentagon’s security protocols set up in his office to use the Signal messaging app on a personal computer.

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[–] xor@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 15 hours ago (1 children)

bringing a phone hotspot is not the same thing as wiring in an insecure network connection… and i would assume the pentagon would jam cell phones but im not working for… whoever is supposed to be securing that place…

[–] Zahtu@feddit.org 2 points 12 hours ago

Well thats the Point hegseth probably Made with the persons pointing it Out before: you are working there for him. That is what they think and what they want the World to believe, the punny little narcisists that they are.

The Guys who have Accountability over such Things are Not usually the Guys doing the operations stuff.