{"id":1975200,"date":"2023-07-17T14:20:02","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:20:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sensitive-military-messages-accidentally-sent-to-african-nation-due-to-pentagon-typo\/"},"modified":"2023-07-17T14:21:46","modified_gmt":"2023-07-17T18:21:46","slug":"sensitive-military-messages-accidentally-sent-to-african-nation-due-to-pentagon-typo","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sensitive-military-messages-accidentally-sent-to-african-nation-due-to-pentagon-typo\/","title":{"rendered":"Pentagon Typo Sends Sensitive Military Messages to African Nation"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">18<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fsensitive-military-messages-accidentally-sent-to-african-nation-due-to-pentagon-typo%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1975200&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><div class=\"entry-content\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><figcaption \u2062class=\"wp-element-caption\">The Pentagon\u200b is seen from \u2062a \u2063flight taking off from Ronald Reagan\u200c Washington \u200cNational \u2064Airport on November\u2062 29, \u20622022 in Arlington, \u2063Virginia. The\u2064 Pentagon\u200d is \u2062the \u200cheadquarters of the \u2063U.S.\u2063 Department \u2063of Defense and the\u2062 world\u2019s \u2064largest office building.\u200d (Photo\u200b by Alex \u2063Wong\/Getty Images)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p> \u2062  \u200b <\/p>\n<h2>OAN\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/tag\/geraldyn-berry\">Geraldyn\u200d Berry<\/a><br \/>11:13 AM \u2013 Monday,\u2063 July 17, \u20632023<\/h2>\n<p> \u200d   <\/p>\n<p>The\u200c Pentagon \u2063has \u2063confirmed on\u2062 Monday that a common \u2062typo within the United States\u2064 military has \u2063led\u200c to the \u200dmisdirection of numerous sensitive\u200c emails\u2063 and \u2064messages \u2063to \u200bthe African country \u2063of \u2064Mali.<\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1\" \u200dstyle=\"min-width: \u200b320px; min-height: 50px; \u2063 text-align: center;\">  \u2064\t<script>\u200c  \u2062\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function()\u2064 {\u200b googletag.display('div-gpt-ad-1663871513696-art-1'); \u2064}); \u200b \t<\/script>  <\/div>\n<div \u2063class=\"ad-slot__ad-label\">Advertisement<\/div>\n<p>\u2062  <\/p>\n<p>  \u2062  \u200b  <\/p>\n<p>The sensitive information shared\u2064 in \u2063these emails reportedly \u200dincluded:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Official travel itineraries\u200d and \u200bbookings<\/li>\n<li>X-rays\u2063 and other medical data<\/li>\n<li>Information\u200d from identity documents<\/li>\n<li>Crew\u200b lists for military vessels<\/li>\n<li>Staff lists for military \u200bbases<\/li>\n<li>Tax\u200c and\u200d financial records<\/li>\n<li>Photos of bases<\/li>\n<li>Inspection reports<\/li>\n<li>Maps\u2064 of installations<\/li>\n<li>Criminal complaints\u200b against personnel<\/li>\n<li>Internal \u2064investigations into \u200cbullying<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The root \u2064of the issue lies\u2064 in \u2064the\u2062 U.S.\u2063 military\u2019s \u2064\u201c.MIL\u201d domain\u2063 name \u2062used\u200d for emails, which is frequently \u200cmistyped \u2064as \u201c.ML,\u201d the domain designated\u200d for Mali. As \u2063a\u2064 result, \u2064a substantial\u2063 leak of unclassified yet\u2064 sensitive information\u200c has occurred, encompassing\u2064 diplomatic documents, tax \u200creturns, passwords, and \u200dtravel\u200d details\u2062 of\u2063 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/israeli-military-officials-unite-in-opposition-to-biden-admins-iran-deal\/\" title=\"Israeli Military Officials Unite in Opposition to Biden Admin\u2019s Iran Deal\">high-ranking officers<\/a>, as\u200c reported \u2062by the\u200c Financial Times.<\/p>\n<p>\u2063   \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>Acknowledging\u200c the gravity \u2063of\u2063 the \u200dsituation, \u2064the Pentagon issued \u200ba\u2062 statement, explaining that emails \u200dsent beyond \u2062the \u201c.MIL\u201d domain are\u200b usually blocked. However, the Department\u200b has\u2062 clarified that it\u2063 is challenging\u2064 to implement technical\u2063 controls to \u200cprevent the use of \u2063personal \u200bemail accounts\u2064 for\u200c government business. Nonetheless, they\u2062 are \u200cactively \u200cproviding guidance and\u200d training \u2063to Department\u2063 of Defense\u200c (DoD) personnel, with\u200c the\u2062 matter \u2062overseen by the \u2063DoD Chief Information Officer\u2019s office.<\/p>\n<p>   \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>In \u200c2013, \u2062initial reports\u200c about the \u200dleaks \u200bhad surfaced\u2064 with the \u200bassistance\u2063 of Johannes Zuurbier,\u2064 a Dutch entrepreneur \u200dresponsible for managing Mali\u2019s \u200cdomain. Zuurbier\u200c disclosed to the \u2062Financial Times\u200d that he \u200bhas collected \u2064an alarming\u2062 number \u2062of \u2063at\u200d least 117,000 emails \u2064originating \u2063from within \u2064the Pentagon since \u200dJanuary alone, and\u200d even \u2063more in \u2062preceding years. He\u200b expressed\u2063 concerns over the \u2062risk \u2064posed by\u200c this situation, warning that adversaries of the \u200cU.S. could\u200b potentially exploit the \u200dleaked information.<\/p>\n<p>\u2064 \u200c   <\/p>\n<p>Adding to the \u200bcomplexity of \u200dthe\u200d matter, \u200cZuurbier raised another\u200d issue regarding the \u2063fact that his \u200bten-year\u200b contract to manage \u200dMali\u2019s \u2062domain is expiring imminently, and \u2062control \u2064will soon revert \u200cto the\u2062 Mali\u200d government,\u2062 which \u2062maintains a\u200c close \u200balliance with Russia.\u2064 This \u2063development raised \u2064questions \u200dabout\u2064 the \u200dfuture\u200d management \u200dand security of\u200b the \u2064\u201c.ML\u201d \u200bdomain,\u200c considering the potential involvement of an allied nation with Russia.<\/p>\n<p>\u200b  \u2064  <\/p>\n<p>According to Zuurbier, he spoke \u200bwith a \u200dnumber \u2062of \u200bgovernment representatives, \u200bincluding \u2064a defence\u200b attach\u00e9 in\u2064 Mali, a senior \u200badviser for the U.S. National \u200dCyber Security Service, and several White\u200b House \u2064staffers.<\/p>\n<p> \u200c  \u2064 <\/p>\n<p>News of this leak \u200ccame days \u2064after it was revealed that China-based hackers\u200b had\u200d gained unauthorized \u2063access to U.S.\u2063 government\u200c emails\u2064 through \u2064a \u2062Microsoft\u2063 cloud system. \u200cMicrosoft \u2062is \u200cactively investigating the \u2062source of\u200b the breach, while President\u200b Biden\u2019s \u2062administration has vowed \u200dto\u200d hold those \u200cresponsible accountable.<\/p>\n<p>\u200d    <\/p>\n<p>According to Microsoft\u2019s \u2063recent announcement, \u2064a \u200dhacking group\u2062 identified as\u2063 Storm-0558, \u2064originating \u2064from China, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/sensitive-military-messages-accidentally-sent-to-african-nation-due-to-pentagon-typo\/\" title=\"Pentagon Typo Sends Sensitive Military Messages to African Nation\">successfully breached \u200bemail\u2062 accounts\u2064 belonging<\/a>\u200c to approximately 25 \u200dorganizations, \u200dincluding \u200dvarious U.S.\u2062 government agencies. The \u200binvestigation \u200cinto the breach is ongoing,\u2062 as the\u2062 Biden\u200b Administration \u200chas\u200c affirmed \u2064its \u200ccommitment to ensuring that \u2064consequences are\u2063 imposed \u2064on \u2062those \u2062responsible\u2063 for\u200d the security breach.<\/p>\n<p> \u2064 \u200d  <\/p>\n<p>Stay\u2062 informed! \u2063Receive breaking\u200b news blasts \u2064directly to your inbox\u200d for\u2062 free.\u2064 Subscribe here.\u00a0<a \u2064href=\"https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts\"\u200d target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">https:\/\/www.oann.com\/alerts<\/a><\/p>\n<p>  \u2064\t\t\t \t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div\u2063 class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with \u200dPaul \u2062Manafort<\/p>\n<p> \u2064\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\u200c  \u200d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>with Siggy Flicker<\/p>\n<p>\u2062 \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>with Tara Thornton<\/p>\n<p>\u200b \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div \u2063class=\"entry-content\">\u200c  \u2064\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>with Jimmy\u200c Levy<\/p>\n<p>\u200b \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div \u2064class=\"entry-content\">\n<p>By \u200dHuw Jones LONDON\u2064 (Reuters)\u200b \u2013 Globally \u2064agreed rules \u200dleave\u200c crypto \u2063firms \u2062with\u2064 no \u2064option\u200b but \u200dto\u200d introduce basic \u200dsafeguards\u200b to prevent\u2026 <\/p>\n<p> \u200d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div \u200cclass=\"entry-content\">\n<p>OSLO (Reuters)\u200c \u2013\u200d Facebook\u2064 and \u200dInstagram owner \u2062Meta Platforms \u2064will\u2064 be\u2062 fined \u200done million\u2063 crowns \u2064($100,000) per day \u200dover privacy\u200c breaches \u2063unless\u2026 <\/p>\n<p> \u200d\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"> \u2063 \u200c\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>LONDON (Reuters) \u2013 The\u2064 United Nations \u200dSecurity \u200dCouncil\u200c will \u2062hold\u200d its \u2063first formal\u200b discussion on artificial \u2063intelligence \u2063(AI) \u200dthis \u2062week \u2062in New\u2026 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\"> \u200d \t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>BEIJING\u200c (Reuters)\u200c \u2013\u200b Chinese President\u200c Xi\u2064 Jinping \u2064said China must\u200c build a \u200c\u201csolid\u201d security barrier\u200b around its \u200binternet \u2063under\u200b the supervision \u2064of\u2026\u2064 <\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Pentagon, the world&#8217;s largest office building and headquarters of the U.S. Department of Defense, is captured from a flight departing Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in Arlington, Virginia. 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