“Purely a financial decision” means they were afraid of what they’d have to pay Trump for the next lawsuit. https://journa.host/@w7voa/114871300844468324
Steve Bellovin
@SteveBellovin@infosec.exchange
I'm an affiliate scholar at Georgetown's Institute for Technology Law and Policy, and a computer science professor emeritus and former affiliate law prof at Columbia University. Author of "Thinking Security". Dinosaur photographer. Not ashamed to say that I’m still masking, because long Covid terrifies me.
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November 16, 2024
ICYMI (I did) from the death-by-shite-security dept. For the next time you need a case study in how poor security can actually lead to human deaths, even executions:
"A recent audit from the U.S. Department of Justice has exposed severe vulnerabilities in the FBI's cybersecurity measures, highlighting how these weaknesses directly contributed to the deaths of key informants in the high-profile El Chapo investigation.
"According to the report, a hacker affiliated with the Sinaloa drug cartel in Mexico was able to access sensitive communications between FBI officials and law enforcement, ultimately leading to the tragic loss of life."
https://www.secureworld.io/industry-news/fbi-breach-deaths-el-chapo
