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CISA’s acting head uploaded sensitive files into public version of ChatGPT

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Post by zzrrt »

0xy wrote: post #143
zzrrt wrote: post #108

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> CCP compromised the law enforcement portal for every American ISP Isn’t that the fault of the ISPs, not the admin?

Nope. The breach was in law enforcement operated portals.

Source? I cannot find anything suggesting that law enforcement agencies operate the portals. They are mandated by law and used by law enforcement, but operated by the telecom providers.

From [0]: “Last year almost a dozen major U.S. ISPs were the victim”, “the intruders spent much of the last year rooting around the ISP networks”, “telecom administrators failing to change default passwords”, “Biden FCC officials did try to implement some very basic cybersecurity safeguards, requiring that telecoms try to do a better job securing their networks”. Per the original topic, the article goes on to explain how the Trump admin destroyed those little security steps.

I’m okay with some both-sidesing of bad opsec, but I think you’re incorrect on the blame in this story, and to the extent it is the government’s responsibility, the Trump II response was worse than the Biden’s.

[0] https://www.techdirt.com/2025/11/07/trump-cybersecurity-poli...

Re: CISA’s acting head uploaded sensitive files into public version of ChatGPT

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Post by sham1 »

bdangubic wrote: post #140
BiscuitBadger wrote: post #24

There have to be GovCloud only LLMs just for this case. I swear this government is headed by appointed nephews of appointed nephews. I keep thinking back about that Chernobyl miniseries; head of the science department used to run a shoe factory. No one needs to be competent at their job anymore

DEI in action (funny people thst voted for this were apparently anti-DEI and now they get 100% DEI)

Of course this comment is mostly ironic, but noting for the whole class, when the MAGA talked about DEI they only ever meant ethnic and sexual minorities, competence be damned!

That is of course the thing about ideologies like it: loyalty before all else.

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Post by mcmcmc »

rbanffy wrote: post #73
lysace wrote: post #62

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Surely that must have been approved by the Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem, his former boss back in SD.

Every cause that led to this event is, in itself, quite shocking. I feel for my American friends, and hope they never again optimise their government for comedy value.

Unfortunately it’s not so shocking anymore. The Secretary of Defense texting imminent war plans to a journalist in a Signal group kinda jumped the shark.

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Post by zzrrt »

chrisco255 wrote: post #153
jfreds wrote: post #80

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Inviting a reporter from the Atlantic to your signal chat where you coordinate military plans has nothing to do with government being too big

If they are so leaky then why were they able to capture Maduro without a single American casualty? On one hand you claim incompetence and yet no one was tipped off. So maybe the Signal group chat wasn't as important as it was made out to be?

Lol. The Maduro operation did leak, but the press held the story. Rubio said “Frankly, a number of media outlets had gotten leaks that this was coming and held it for that very reason, and we thank them for doing that, or lives could have been lost.” https://www.npr.org/2026/01/05/nx-s1-5667060/media-shows-res...

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Post by CamperBob2 »

simbleau wrote: post #30

It’s absolutely necessary to have ChatGPT.com blocked from ITAR/EAR regulated organizations, such as aerospace, defense, etc. I’m really shocked this wasn’t already the case.

ITAR, yes, but there's no such thing as a person or organization that's not EAR-regulated. Everything exported from the US that's not covered by ITAR (State Department) is covered by EAR (Department of Commerce), even if only EAR99.

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Post by nxobject »

kube-system wrote: post #104
Kapura wrote: post #95

the current united states government is staffed mostly with unserious people, or people who are serious about doing crimes against humanity. there's very little in between.

The vast majority of government staff are career professionals who know what they are doing, not political appointees who showed up in the past year.

And who've been subjected to a firing spree I wouldn't wish on my worst enemy. It's the political appointees that are, frankly, there because of the connections and their willingness to, say, "work towards the ultimate leader".

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Post by bpodgursky »

> None of the files Gottumukkala plugged into ChatGPT were classified, according to the four officials, each of whom was granted anonymity for fear of retribution. But the material included CISA contracting documents marked “for official use only,” a government designation for information that is considered sensitive and not for public release.

Guys... we're talking about FOUO. Not even low-level classified. This is a nothingburger. The toilet paper you wipe with is FOUO, there is essentially no document in the government that isn't at least FOUO.

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Post by avs733 »

kulahan wrote: post #182
defrost wrote: post #176

Earlier quoted context omitted.

There are many reasons to deny a CEO ... in a good company structure such denials are circled back around to the board for review. Case in point: Allowing a CEO with no flight training to "have the keys" to the company because they want to take it for a spin. Sheparding Royalty in Monarchies has been a neccessary, delicate, loaded, and life threatening role for centuries. Being a C-suite Groom of the Stool isn't a ha…

I guess, but it’s his plane in a sense. If he wants to fly it and destroy the company, it’s his call. You just give the advice. To be clear, I’m referring much more to CEO/owners - maybe more like Zuck than Bezos

The question isn’t whether they want it is whether they have a business need, as with any employee.

The CEO of vocal cola has no business need to know the secret formula. Giving it to him has no upside only downside, so you don’t.

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Post by novemp »

lysace wrote: post #132
mythrwy wrote: post #96

Earlier quoted context omitted.

That is one of the best comments I've seen on HN to date! It seriously got me laughing. Thanks.

I am so happy that my embarrassing lack of geographical knowledge of the US states' internal geographies amused you. A good laugh is great for your health, I've heard. At least I know where your country is located. Now, let me quiz you on the geographical locations of French regions? Or perhaps Finnish regions, if that's something you work closer with, day-to-day? ;)

You can do that to someone who's confidently making incorrect assumptions about French or Finnish regions, sure.

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Post by joshcsimmons »

TheSkyHasEyes wrote: post #149
tw04 wrote: post #148

I for one, after doing a bit of reserach, was shocked to find out the person in question is apparently completely unqualified for the job (if him pasting sensitive information into public ChatGPT didn't already make that abundantly clear). But the highlight from his Wikipedia page is this one: >In December 2025, Politico reported that Gottumukkala had requested to see access to a controlled access program—an act that…

Not defending the buy but completely might be inaccurate. He has a masters in comp sci eng. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madhu_Gottumukkala I do realize this scholastic achievement is not indication he knows what he is doing.

It’s from UT Arlington - does that even count?
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