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Summary

Elon Musk’s DOGE website mistakenly published classified intelligence data, including personnel and budget details for the National Reconnaissance Office.

The breach sent Defense Department officials scrambling, as the NRO’s headcount and budget are typically classified. Intelligence aides confirmed the leak is problematic under current security standards.

Concerns have also been raised about DOGE’s inexperienced staff. The White House has not commented, and the site was later hacked.

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[–] Goodmorningsunshine@lemmy.world 38 points 6 days ago (1 children)

Lol "intelligence officials" can eat my whole asshole. They let the monkeys in without even a background check; they've earned their goddamn circus.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 2 points 6 days ago

isnt he planning to clean out the cia and fbi.

[–] tym@lemmy.world 29 points 6 days ago

Oh no! They're worried!

Fucking do something about it for once

[–] CharlesDarwin@lemmy.world 12 points 6 days ago (1 children)

I can see why he's carrying that kid of his around now.

The way he's going, he's just going to get the kid killed.

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 11 points 6 days ago (1 children)

If you don't want to hurt the kid, an anti material rifle would make short work of whatever body armour he's wearing.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 7 points 6 days ago (1 children)

hes using him as a human shield, against crticism, and as a bullet"proof" armor.

[–] Scott_of_the_Arctic@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago (2 children)

I know, but he's only protecting against headshots. No sniper in their right mind goes for a headshot. Much greater chance of hitting if you go for centre mass.

Did you know that the longest confirmed sniper kill is 3800 m. It wss made by a Ukrainian soldier using the horizon's lord anti material rifle.

[–] Ledericas@lemm.ee 4 points 6 days ago* (last edited 6 days ago)

hes also using him as a "social" human shield, if the kid intercepts the bullet, people would go "oh poor baby got shot by some cold hearted,,bastard". ever heard of people using human shields in military attacks, they do the same thing, hes like them using woman or children and the guy hides behind them while attacking an enemy. it helps turn public opinion in musks favor. Musk however does not care if the child gets hit, also hes keeping it from GRIMES.

[–] _stranger_@lemmy.world 1 points 6 days ago

I had to look that up, I assumed that name was a typo. Daaaaaamn.

For anyone else wondering:

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/MCR_Horizon%27s_Lord

[–] alekwithak@lemmy.world 9 points 6 days ago

and was later hacked.

[–] TheFogan@programming.dev 172 points 1 week ago

" problematic under current security standards."

Is there an understatement of the year award.

It's slightly troublesome that not only were a bunch of 20ish year olds, at least one in his past was fired for posting company secrets on discord... not only are able to walk into any government agency and get classified information... but are also, notably posting them to the public. (and that's just what we see them doing publicly... lord knows if anything is traveling through any hidden channels etc...

That's "problematic" in the way 9/11 was a "troubling event".

[–] Zaktor@sopuli.xyz 134 points 1 week ago (6 children)

WHY DO THEY HAVE CLASSIFIED DATA?

That's not something you just give access to because someone says they want it and they're high up in the command structure.

[–] AmidFuror@fedia.io 98 points 1 week ago (3 children)

Because the people who objected to them not having the clearance to view the data were put on leave.

[Musk's] comments come after the administration placed two top security chiefs at USAID on leave after they refused to turn over classified material in restricted areas to Musk’s government-inspection teams, a current and a former U.S. official told The Associated Press on Sunday

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[–] catloaf@lemm.ee 81 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Look, War Thunder isn't going to develop itself.

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[–] corsicanguppy@lemmy.ca 122 points 1 week ago (25 children)

ARREST MUSK

How is this confusing?

Arrest his conspirators. Separate them. Get them to give up their international contact.

No one is as colossally stupid as these kids are. Unemployment is the least they need to worry about.

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