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Due to a typographical error, millions of emails addressed to Pentagon officials were unintentionally sent to accounts in Mali in recent years, as the US Department of Defense
Due to a typographical error, millions of emails addressed to Pentagon officials were unintentionally sent to accounts in Mali in recent years, as the US Department of Defense confirmed on Monday.
The crash happened when emails intended for .mil accounts, US military accounts address, .ml accounts will be sent to Mali, political and military ally of Russia.
The Pentagon said Monday in a statement that it was aware of what happened and that takes all unauthorized disclosures “seriously” national security or unclassified information.
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The same note specified that the Pentagon implemented policy, training and technical control to prevent emails from the .mil domain from being sent to the wrong domains.
“While it is not possible to implement technical controls to prevent the use of personal email accounts for government purposes, The department continues to provide training and instruction to staff, concluded.
Pentagon Deputy Spokesperson Sabrina Singh clarified at a press conference that none of the emails reaching these Malian accounts We started with the official US military account.
He clarified that if an email is sent by typo to a .ml account, this message is returned.
“None of the email messages reported came from the account of the Ministry of DefenseThe deputy spokesman said, adding that cabinet staff are “always” strongly advised not to use their personal accounts for official business.
One of those messages, according to CNN, contained Office numbers of the chief of staff of the army, General James McConville and his entourage during a May trip to Indonesia.
(EFE)
Source: Aristegui Noticias
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