White House confirms its chief of staff was hacked

[Guy Whitey Corngood]

A personal email account of White House Chief of Staff John Kelly was hacked, according to an email obtained by Buzzfeed via a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request. "As we discussed ... my folks are nervous about the emails you send and ask that you no longer include them on any postings," Kelly wrote. "Then there is hacking which one of my own personal accounts has suffered recently. I do almost everything now by phone or face-to-face comms."
The FOIA email confirms previous reports from Politico that Kelly used a compromised smartphone for months. If it's the same incident (the White House never confirmed the original reports), the attack happened during Trump's transition in late 2016 while Kelly was secretary of homeland security.

As we discussed in NYC about the toxic atmosphere here in the D.C. cesspool, my folks are nervous about e-mails you send and ask that you no longer include them on any postings. FOIA is real and everyday here in the cesspool, and even federal court action on personal accounts is real. Then there is the hacking which one of my own personal accounts has suffered recently. I do almost everything now by phone or face-to-face comms.

The name of the person who received the email (above) was redacted, and a Depart of Homeland Security (DHS) spokesperson (who wouldn't allow her name to be used), said it was a private citizen who had sent numerous emails to Kelly and the DHS. However, two DHS officials "with direct knowledge of the matter" told Buzzfeed that Kelly sent the email to another DHS official.

It's not clear if Kelly used the email account to conduct government business or if there was anything sensitive on it. Shortly after Trump's inauguration, the NSA reportedly told Trump administration officials to stop using personal cellphones and email accounts, as they could be vulnerable to spying by Russia, China and other US adversaries.

https://finance.yahoo.com/news/white-house-confirms-chief-staff-090200634.html

[ehrnst]

1. Well, I look forward to months of investigations, and Kelly happily turning over all his emails

to the FBI....

[malaise]

2. But Hillary

That is all

[gratuitous]

3. Conducting government business on a private e-mail account?

Didn't some people used to care a LOT about that sort of thing? Even when it was totally secure, as is obviously not the case here?

[mr_lebowski]

4. By admitting concern of FOIA he's admitted he's guilty ... Hillary's emails had no such admonitions

of OBVIOUS GUILTY INTENT AND SUBTERFUGE OF FEDERAL LAW.

IOW ...

LOCK HIM THE F**K UP!!!

BTW OP should somehow note the direct quote, such as by using the blockquote tags.

[fleur-de-lisa]

5. Lock him up!