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Re:US defense secretary circumvents the official communicati... by CoastalCoder on Thursday May 01, 2025 @09:59AM (#43857765)
This assumes that the patsy needs to never discover that his device was compromised.

I'm guessing there are a few scenarios where they could be tortured / blackmailed into compliance, even if it meant that the DoD would know about it in a day or two, and it would still be worth it.

E.g., shortly before a real fight over Taiwan began.

I really, really hope Hegseth gets his OPSEC act together, yesterday.

Re:US defense secretary circumvents the official communicati... by mmooss on Thursday May 01, 2025 @11:50AM (#43859349)
Once they're in, often professionals will create many forms of hidden access and then remove evidence of the initial breach.