Hacker Leaks Michelle Obama's Passport (nypost.com)

The hacker who leaked Colin Powell's private email account last week has struck again. This time they have hacked a low-level White House staffer and released a picture of Michelle Obama's passport, along with detailed schedules for top U.S. officials and private email messages. New York Post reports: The information has been posted online by the group DC Leaks. The White House staffer -- who also apparently does advance work for Hillary Clinton's presidential campaign -- is named Ian Mellul. The released documents include a PowerPoint outline of Vice President Joe Biden's recent Cleveland trip, showing his planned route, where he'll meet with individuals and other sensitive information, according to the Daily Mail. In an email to The Post, the hacker writes, "The leaked files show the security level of our government. If terrorists hack emails of White House Office staff and get such sensitive information we will see the fall of our country." The hacker adds, "We hope you will tell the people about this criminal negligence of White House Office staffers."

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Totally.

[Rei]

If terrorists hack emails of White House Office staff and get such sensitive information we will see the fall of our country."

Yeah, I totally believe you're an American. Totally. Look, this is my not-being-sarcastic face.

Re:Totally.

[plover]

Well considering that only Americans could be dumb enough to think this kind of low level data is "such sensitive information"

Apparently, you don't understand anything about the physical security of dignitaries and top officials.

Travel plans, routes, and details about the stops of heads of state are always considered highly sensitive security information. This country is full of extremely stupid, gullible, and ridiculously-overarmed people, and a small subset of whom probably thinks it would be a good thing to bring harm to the First Lady. The Secret Service plans the routes, the stops, provides decoy vehicles, and secures each of those locations to an incredible degree; but no amount of effort can secure every location against a patient, well-camouflaged, entrenched sniper. Uncertainty in the travel routes is one of the best ways to keep the lone wolves from being able to plant themselves along the route.

So yes, it is highly sensitive information.

Re: Totally.

[Pop69]

Britain, France, the actual natives that were there before the European invasion.

Re:Totally.

[Immerman]

Ego and bragging rights? Everyone knows the leet haxxors get all the babes...

Terrorists win

[XparXnoiaX]

This is how it should be. Organizations need to embarrassed and publicly shamed for having lousy security. Otherwise they will never fix it (see also: linkedin, yahoo, verizon, etc). If they don't fix their security, terrorists win.

Re:In the end

[rlp]

You're assuming the learning curve is positive ...

Re:What if the hackers are just pissed off BernieB

[SirSlud]

I like the way you make points. You just say stuff, and it sounds right to you, so it must be a good theory. Because you're smart, and you see the world the way it is.

Re:What if the hackers are just pissed off BernieB

[hey!]

Sorry, it was the White House that made Cheddar Mussolini the Republican nominee?

But not Trump's Taxes?

[tekrat]

How is it that we can have everything on the Democrats hacked, *everything*, but not one little thing comes out from the RNC? I find that highly suspicious.

Perhaps the RNC is paying someone or is colluding with the Soviets to hack the election.

If only Anonymous could obtain Trump's taxes to even the score a bit...

Re:But not Trump's Taxes?

[KeensMustard]

What would be the point?

If they aren't embarrassed by the things Trump says and does, and by the fact that they had no-one, not one person, in the ranks of the party that they thought was better qualified to lead the party and the country then Donald Trump, they surely wouldn't be embarrassed by the release of schedules or private emails.

How can the private things be MORE embarrassing then the dirty laundry of Donald's mouth? That just boggles the mind.

Every few days we hear of another republican disowning him and his bizzarro worldview. What could be said that's more embarrassing?

Re:What if the hackers are just pissed off BernieB

[hey!]

Well, you probably live in an old-school Republic precinct. The kind of town where folks at they Y thoughtfully leave their back issues of Rich Protestant Golfer magazine behind so others will have something to read on the treadmill. The kind of place where you serve your guests drinks in the living room, not on the kitchen table. Good people, but sometimes a little obtuse about how the other 80% live.

Trump locked down the non-traditionals, and the rest of the Republicans were splitting the traditional R vote a dozen ways. Add to that primary rules that were written to favor early front runners. Those rules worked like a charm: instead of the agony of prolonged uncertainty the party suffered the agony of premature certainty.

credit from the true evil: Capital One?

[raymorris]

> They get credit from the true evil in this world

They a Capital One card?

Re:Expry date

[Anonymous Coward]

Ex passport service employee here: Type P=Passport, ID=Identity Document, LP=UN laissez-passer, PT=Travel document (issued under United Nations Convention Relating to the Status of Refugees of 1951 and its Protocol of 1967)

It's normal for all passports (including service/special and diplo) to bear the TYPE=P, since well, it's a passport!