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White House staffer left email passwords on official stationery at bus stop: report
« on: March 17, 2018, 08:28:49 pm »
White House staffer left email passwords on official stationery at bus stop: report
By Morgan Gstalter - 03/17/18 03:59 PM EDT

A White House staffer left the password to his encrypted email account at a bus stop in Washington, D.C., according to a new report.

Ryan McAvoy left his ProtonMail passwords and email address on a piece of White House stationery at a bus stop near the White House, The Intercept reported Saturday.

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Re: White House staffer left email passwords on official stationery at bus stop: report
« Reply #1 on: March 17, 2018, 08:29:35 pm »
I think they are safe as I can barely read the handwriting
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Re: White House staffer left email passwords on official stationery at bus stop: report
« Reply #2 on: March 17, 2018, 08:46:29 pm »
Idiot.  That's not excusable.
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Re: White House staffer left email passwords on official stationery at bus stop: report
« Reply #3 on: March 17, 2018, 08:53:04 pm »
Quote from: Sanguine on March 17, 2018, 08:46:29 pm
Idiot.  That's not excusable.

Hopefully Ryan will be scratching his unemployed azz real soon.
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Re: White House staffer left email passwords on official stationery at bus stop: report
« Reply #4 on: March 17, 2018, 08:57:45 pm »
Quote from: mystery-ak on March 17, 2018, 08:28:49 pm
White House staffer left email passwords on official stationery at bus stop: report
By Morgan Gstalter - 03/17/18 03:59 PM EDT

A White House staffer left the password to his encrypted email account at a bus stop in Washington, D.C., according to a new report.

Ryan McAvoy left his ProtonMail passwords and email address on a piece of White House stationery at a bus stop near the White House, The Intercept reported Saturday.

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http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/378949-white-house-staffer-left-email-passwords-on-official-stationery

He has obviously taken the Hillary Clinton course on Security Protocols 101. 
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Re: White House staffer left email passwords on official stationery at bus stop: report
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2018, 06:35:06 am »
Oh my word.  Anyone under the age of 40 has no excuse for this lack of awareness.  And as per the article, apparently they're using WhatsApp ;(.
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Re: White House staffer left email passwords on official stationery at bus stop: report
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2018, 02:38:46 pm »
Quote from: Bigun on March 17, 2018, 08:53:04 pm
Hopefully Ryan will be scratching his unemployed azz real soon.


Sounds like the perfect candidate for a job at the Hawaiian Emergency Alert Center.
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