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Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old member of Elon Musk’s DOGE team, was previously fired from Path Network for leaking proprietary information.

Online messages reveal he boasted of retaining access to Path’s systems and sought hacking tools. Investigators have tracked his activity in cybercrime forums, including links to denial-of-service attacks.

His DOGE role involves gathering government data, raising security concerns. Senator Ron Wyden criticized DOGE’s access to sensitive systems.

The Trump administration has not disclosed vetting procedures, despite growing scrutiny over DOGE hires and security clearances.

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[–] some_guy@lemmy.sdf.org 35 points 23 hours ago (2 children)

What an awesome time to be alive. Fucking shoot me.

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 18 points 22 hours ago

Give it time and they'll shoot a lot of us.

[–] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 4 points 19 hours ago

I mean, if everyone's compromised, then no one's compromised right? Right??? Right???????

[–] Tofu_Ninja@lemmy.dbzer0.com 39 points 1 day ago (2 children)

The only way you’ll get DOGE out of the treasury now is if you flatten it and start again

[–] Hobbes_Dent@lemmy.world 10 points 22 hours ago

Not the deflation people thought they voted for!

The huge sucking sound of air following the electrons of the whole economy leaving via a shell script.

[–] straightjorkin@lemmy.world 2 points 19 hours ago

We're going to have to burn every computer and database that they've touched.

[–] gedaliyah@lemmy.world 17 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

Well, that means that he's surely learned his lesson and won't ever do it again! /s

[–] floofloof@lemmy.ca 9 points 22 hours ago

Just like how a cabinet full of billionaires won't use the government to enrich themselves, because they already have enough money.

[–] Jesusaurus@lemmy.world 14 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

The Trump administration has not disclosed vetting procedures, despite growing scrutiny over DOGE hires and security clearances.

Well yeah, because there are none besides the rubber stamp of elon's balls

[–] VieuxQueb@lemmy.ca 6 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

One of them must have told him he knows where to get unlimited ketamine.

[–] LadyMeow@lemmy.blahaj.zone 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

The clown is worth half a trillion, you think he doesn’t have a paid goon squad who’s entire job is to get drugs for him?

[–] SilverCode@lemm.ee 2 points 12 hours ago

If I was a drug addicted Nazi worth half a trillion dollars, I wouldn't bother with having someone try to source drugs for me. I would just hire a chemist to make them for me tailor made to my liking.

[–] ouRKaoS@lemmy.today 4 points 22 hours ago

I really hope they leak a bunch of government documents