Typo sends millions of emails from U.S. military to Mali web domain
The U.S. military has been notified that it could have possibly misdirected millions of emails with potentially sensitive information to the country of Mali, in error.
FT reported that highly sensitive data was purportedly sent, including passwords, tax records and diplomatic documents. The Pentagon said it had addressed the issue. Zuurbier wrote a letter to U.S. officials recently telling them his contract to manage Mali's web domain was set to end soon and said"the risk is real and could be exploited by adversaries of the US."
Zuurbier, who says he has been intercepting the emails, would not be able to once his contract with the government of Mali ends, The Verge reported.
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