White House officials tricked by email prankster
Source: CNN
A self-described "email prankster" in the UK fooled a number of White House officials into thinking he was other officials, including an episode where he convinced the White House official tasked with cyber security that he was Jared Kushner and received that official's private email address unsolicited.
"Tom, we are arranging a bit of a soirée towards the end of August," the fake Jared Kushner on an Outlook account wrote to the official White House email account of Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert. "It would be great if you could make it, I promise food of at least comparible (sic) quality to that which we ate in Iraq. Should be a great evening."
Bossert wrote back: "Thanks, Jared. With a promise like that, I can't refuse. Also, if you ever need it, my personal email is" (redacted).
Bossert did not respond to CNN's request for comment; the email prankster said he was surprised Bossert responded given his expertise. The emails were shared with CNN by the email prankster.
White House officials acknowledged the incidents and said they were taking the matter seriously. "We take all cyber related issues very seriously and are looking into these incidents further," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told CNN.
Read more: http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/politics/white-house-officials-tricked-by-email-prankster/index.html
But the Hilary emails!
flibbitygiblets
(7,220 posts)Because from what the American People can tell, we're every bit as vulnerable to cyber interference as we were in 2016, and not a damn thing has been done about it.
Leghorn21
(13,527 posts)THE ACT of messin with yer shit, well, forget it, you'll never catch 'em. So may as well let this one go.
Solly Mack
(90,800 posts)Damn
Kali
(55,031 posts)Doug the Dem
(1,297 posts)JoeOtterbein
(7,703 posts)HAHaaaaaaaHA!
burrowowl
(17,655 posts)Jim Dandy
(358 posts)Clowns with the nuclear codes.
HAB911
(8,945 posts)KRISITNA
(97 posts)Glimmer of Hope
(5,823 posts)NotASurfer
(2,157 posts)I can think of a few things along the lines of "tell America everything because Jesus" that it could be useful for