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White House Officials Tricked By Email Prankster (cnn.com)
Jake Tapper, reporting for CNN: A self-described "email prankster" in the UK fooled a number of White House officials into thinking he was other officials, including an episode where he convinced the White House official tasked with cyber security that he was Jared Kushner and received that official's private email address unsolicited. "Tom, we are arranging a bit of a soiree towards the end of August," the fake Jared Kushner on an Outlook account wrote to the official White House email account of Homeland Security Adviser Tom Bossert. "It would be great if you could make it, I promise food of at least comparible (sic) quality to that which we ate in Iraq. Should be a great evening." Bossert wrote back: "Thanks, Jared. With a promise like that, I can't refuse. Also, if you ever need it, my personal email is" (redacted). Bossert did not respond to CNN's request for comment; the email prankster said he was surprised Bossert responded given his expertise. The emails were shared with CNN by the email prankster. White House officials acknowledged the incidents and said they were taking the matter seriously. "We take all cyber related issues very seriously and are looking into these incidents further," White House press secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders told CNN.
I'm not sure what your point is. I'd say that, yes, a foreign power breaking into a campaign's email files is something that is and should be illegal.
This should be illegal, too, but, I agree with the story, it does seem more like a prank, and not a foreign power attempting to change U.S. election results. There is a difference.
"Thanks, Jared. With a promise like that, I can't refuse. Also, if you ever need it, my personal email is" (redacted).
A "food" promise will work most of the time.
Now, just suppose it were something to do with [propositioning] the fairer sex! Now, that would have been a scandal big time.
My take: Those folks are lucky, for now.
I'm impressed. It is very rare for such a short post to contain so many failures in basic reasoning:
1. This was some idiot prankster, not the UK government. Thus, not a foreign power.
2. Publicizing achievements is not inherently political. Some people just really attention. Most people, in fact.
3. Who cares if the administration is embarassed?
4. Phishing is not illegal under federal law, which is applicable to DC.
5. Ignoring a cyber security breach by a high-ranking member of DHS is stupid. It is his job to do better -- literally.
"En vogue". lol. The guy redacted the email address. What other information came out of this, apart from revealing the incompetence of a Homeland Security adviser?
I do not want your cheap brainburning drugs. They are useless for work. And I am a working man today.
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