Report: Passwords of Top U.S. Security Officials Found Online

In a shocking exposé, German publication Der Spiegel has revealed that passwords and private information belonging to top national security officials in the Trump administration have been found online.

The report, published on Wednesday, details how the journalists used commercial people search engines along with hacked customer data that has been published on the web to uncover the compromised information. Those whose personal details were leaked include Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth, Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard, and National Security Advisor Mike Waltz.

According to Der Spiegel, private contact details such as mobile phone numbers, email addresses, and even some passwords belonging to the top officials can be found on the internet. Most of these numbers and email addresses are still in use, with some linked to social media profiles like Instagram and LinkedIn.

The leaked information was used to create Dropbox accounts and profiles in apps that track running data. There are also WhatsApp profiles for the respective phone numbers, as well as Signal accounts in some cases.

This staggering revelation has raised serious concerns about the security breach at the highest levels in Washington. Hostile intelligence services could potentially use this publicly available data to hack into the communications of those affected by installing spyware on their devices.

It is possible that foreign agents were privy to a Signal chat group where Gabbard, Waltz, and Hegseth discussed a military strike. This comes just two days after Jeffrey Goldberg of The Atlantic published a story detailing how Waltz added him to a Signal group chat with Hegseth, Gabbard, Vice President JD Vance, and other top Trump officials.

Waltz responded to the article by lashing out at Goldberg, taking some responsibility for the leak while also suggesting that Goldberg may have somehow coaxed his way into the group chat. Waltz stated, "Look, a staffer wasn't responsible. I take full responsibility. I built the group. My job is to make sure everything's coordinated."

This shocking report has shed light on the vulnerability of top security officials in the Trump administration, highlighting the need for increased scrutiny and security measures to protect sensitive information.