Tulsi Gabbard Reused the Same Weak Password on Multiple Accounts for Years
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Tulsi Gabbard, now the US director of national intelligence, used the same easily cracked password for different online accounts including a personal Gmail account and Dropbox over a period of years, leaked records reviewed by WIRED reveal.

Summary

Leaked records show that Tulsi Gabbard, now director of national intelligence, reused the same weak password across personal accounts for years, including during her congressional tenure on sensitive committees.

The password, containing “shraddha,” an offshoot of the Hare Krishna movement into which she was reportedly born and which former members have accused of being a cult, appeared in multiple data breaches.

Though not used on government accounts, the reuse violated basic cybersecurity practices. Gabbard’s team dismissed scrutiny as “bigoted” and politically motivated.

Experts warn such behavior poses serious security risks, especially given Gabbard’s current role overseeing U.S. intelligence and national security operations.

  • @LovingHippieCat@lemmy.world
    58•3 months ago

    I was going to comment a joke saying that it must have been “Iminacult1234” only to find out that it was actually a reference to her cult. She shouldn’t be anywhere near power.

    • @dhork@lemmy.worldEnglish
      15•3 months ago

      Shit, I need to change the password on my luggage…

      (That joke hasn’t aged well, because the TSA has keys to unlock all our luggage now…)

      • @Hylactor@sopuli.xyz
        12•3 months ago

        You can just jam a ballpoint pen through most zippers then zip back over it to reclose leaving the lock undisturbed.

      • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]
        5•3 months ago

        Only if you use a TSA lock. And those TSA keys started as a collection of keys that were just commonly reused across locks, so people kept them around.

          • WalrusDragonOnABike [they/them]
            1•3 months ago

            When you have a model number or entire brands or multiple brands that are all keyed alike and sold publicly, it hardly counts as a leak. You could go to Walmart and find them there too. Even before they were called TSA keys.

    • @Zachariah@lemmy.world
      5•3 months ago

      So the combination is one, two, three, four, five. That’s the stupidest combination I’ve ever heard in my life! That’s the kinda thing an idiot would have on his luggage!

  • @kreskin@lemmy.world
    8•3 months ago

    Gabbard’s team dismissed scrutiny as “bigoted” and politically motivated.

    bigoted? I dont think idiots are a class of people that need protection.

  • Avicenna
    4•3 months ago

    russiarules12345

    Surely they are making a fuss, who would be interested in targeting the head of national security to one of the biggest countries (and most hated by easterners) on Earth?

  • PastafARRian
    3•3 months ago

    Wow she can use a computer? I’m actually legitimately impressed. Already a leg up on many politicians.

  • @Pnut@lemm.ee
    2•3 months ago

    Investigating Republicans for doing the exact things they say other people do would be a very easy job.

  • @FreedomAdvocate@lemmy.net.auEnglish
    1•3 months ago

    (There is no indication that she used the password on government accounts.)

    Why do we care then?

    MOST PEOPLE re-use passwords for everything. Most people use the most-used passwords in every data breach as their passwords. Stuff like this shouldn’t surprise anyone. Most members of government likely don’t even know what 2FA is, and likely use Password123 as their password. They’re not known for being tech wiz’s.