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Typo misdirects millions of U.S. military emails to Mali

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The man who exposed the error said the risk is real and has the potential to be exploited by adversaries of the United States.

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  1. Engadget

    An email typo has reportedly sent millions of US military messages to Mali (opens Engadget)

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    Engadget's feed description

    A typo has reportedly routed millions of US military emails — some containing highly sensitive information — to Mali.

  2. New York Post

    Collateral spammage: Typo redirects millions of Pentagon emails to Mali (opens New York Post)

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    New York Post's feed description

    Millions of emails meant for Defense Department “.mil” addresses have instead ended up in the Mali government “.ml” domain name inboxes, apparently due to a nuanced typo.

  3. WHDH Boston

    Common typo causes millions of emails intended for members of the US military to be sent to accounts in Mali - Boston News, Weather, Sports (opens WHDH Boston)

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    WHDH Boston's feed description

    (CNN) — Millions of emails intended for Pentagon employees were inadvertently sent to email accounts in Mali over the last decade because of typos caused by

  4. East Idaho News

    Common typo causes millions of emails intended for members of the US military to be sent to accounts in Mali (opens East Idaho News)

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    East Idaho News's feed description

    (CNN) — Millions of emails intended for Pentagon employees were inadvertently sent to email accounts in Mali over the last decade because of typos caused by the similarity of the US military’s email address and the domain for the West African country, according to a Dutch technologist who discovered…

  5. Washington Examiner

    Millions of emails intended for US military members sent to accounts in Mali (opens Washington Examiner)

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    Washington Examiner's feed description

    Millions of emails sent to Pentagon employees and service members were inadvertently sent to accounts in the African nation of Mali.

  6. Military Times

    Sensitive US military info exposed in accidental emails to Mali (opens Military Times)

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    Military Times's feed description

    Emails containing sensitive data reportedly went to the African country Mali instead of the U.S. military because of a typo.

  7. Digital Trends

    Typo misdirects millions of U.S. military emails to Mali (opens Digital Trends)

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    Digital Trends's feed description

    The man who exposed the error said the risk is real and has the potential to be exploited by adversaries of the United States.

  8. WMUR

    Common typo causes millions of Pentagon emails to be sent to accounts in Mali (opens WMUR)

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    WMUR's feed description

    The email mishap reveals the security risks to U.S. national security officials that can arise from an innocent typo.

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