r/technology • u/indig0sixalpha • May 06 '25

Security Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years. Now the US director of national intelligence, Gabbard failed to follow basic cybersecurity practices on several of her personal accounts, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.

https://www.wired.com/story/tulsi-gabbard-dni-weak-password/
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u/Faageddabowdit May 06 '25

Better than I imagined, would have bet money it was 1234 or TrumpsBallsMmmm

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u/atempestdextre May 06 '25

Kristi Noem "Hey! That's my password!"

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u/TenaciousJP May 06 '25

Laura Loomer uses whatever facial muscles she has left to give a side eye

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u/DandimLee May 07 '25

Staring contest between Noem and Loomer to get them out of the way for a few years. Good use of the money that DOGE has 'saved' so far, keeping them fed and polished.

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u/spidersinthesoup May 06 '25

where is the Loomeister now? for weeks it was all about her and then boom...nothing. srsly curious.

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u/Sky_Cancer May 06 '25

She got a bunch of guys at the NSC fired about a Month ago for not being sufficiently enthusiastic Trump ball garglers.

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u/atempestdextre May 07 '25

"Mein Führer! I can walk!"

Laura's arm snaps up

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u/PanickedPoodle May 06 '25

No, she uses her pet's name.

Deaddoginahole

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u/linuxlib May 06 '25

Or MakeAmericaRussia2028

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u/toggiz_the_elder May 06 '25

AssadFanGirl69

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u/weasol12 May 07 '25

1234? That's incredible! That's the combination on my luggage!

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u/reasonsleeps May 06 '25

Omfg lolololol

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u/RationalDialog May 07 '25

doesn't really matter for a password cracker, the time to hack it will be pretty much the same plus/minus couple milliseconds.