Senate staff probes DOGE, finds locked doors and windows covered with trash bags(arstechnica.com)

Senate staff probes DOGE, finds locked doors and windows covered with trash bags

https://arstechnica.com/tech-policy/2025/09/senate-staff-probes-doge-finds-locked-doors-and-windows-covered-with-trash-bags/

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billy99k10 mesi fa

"While there's no reported breach, the Senate Democratic report warned that the SSA's cloud environment could be hacked by foreign adversaries, including "Russia, China, and Iran, who regularly attempt cyber attacks on the US government and critical infrastructure."

After the 2020 election, it was stated that voting machines 'could be hacked' based on the same kind of evidence presented here. Although there was no proof of an actual hack, we saw evidence of: internet connectivity, outdated software with known vulnerabilities, and a proof of concept where a security researcher was able to actually change votes. Not to mention the voting machine village at Def Con that has countless examples of vulnerabilities.

Nobody in the security industry took this seriously.

There is government data stored 'in the cloud' every day. Why am I suddenly to believe this now, when the only thing we have is a vague possibility of a malicious actor doing something in the future, and that this is the most pressing security issue of our time??

I don't see any evidence of this at all and I just can't believe security experts that are trotted out against the current administration. This is what happens when you stop doing your job and outright lie in an attempt to make your political enemies look bad.

Many of us won't forget what happened during Covid and the previous administrations and the Internet lasts forever.

bubbajones10 mesi fa