{"id":47763,"date":"2023-07-17T21:14:51","date_gmt":"2023-07-17T21:14:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/uncategorized\/2023\/07\/17\/sensitive-us-military-info-exposed-in-accidental-emails-to-mali\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T15:44:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T15:44:29","slug":"sensitive-us-military-info-exposed-in-accidental-emails-to-mali","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/defensenews\/pentagon\/2023\/07\/17\/sensitive-us-military-info-exposed-in-accidental-emails-to-mali\/","title":{"rendered":"Sensitive US military info exposed in accidental emails to Mali"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A simple typo reportedly directed millions of emails with sensitive information to the African country Mali rather than their intended U.S. military recipients.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For years, a misspelling of \u201c.MIL\u201d in the suffix of military email addresses as \u201c.ML\u201d \u2014 the country domain for Mali \u2014 unintentionally led to a \u201ctypo leak,\u201d according to The Financial Times,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.ft.com\/content\/ab62af67-ed2a-42d0-87eb-c762ac163cf0\" target=\"_blank\"> which first reported the story<\/a>. As a result, everything from diplomatic documents, tax returns, passwords and travel details of top officers has been exposed, the outlet noted.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">None of the emails are said to be classified.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Department of Defense spokesperson Lt. Cmdr. Tim Gorman told Military Times via email the department \u201cis aware\u201d of the issue and \u201ctakes all unauthorized disclosures of Controlled National Security Information or Controlled Unclassified Information seriously.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A Dutch entrepreneur contracted to manage Mali\u2019s domain, Johannes Zuurbier, identified the leak, Financial Times said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis risk is real and could be exploited by adversaries of the US,\u201d he wrote to the outlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Authority over the .ML domain, Financial Times reported, is set to soon revert from Zuurbier to Mali\u2019s government, which <a href=\"https:\/\/apnews.com\/article\/politics-mali-government-russia-sergey-lavrov-555e8a1b2ebb3b897cfdd3db4fdeeb24\" target=\"_blank\">of late has grown its relationship with Russia<\/a>. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/news\/your-military\/2022\/01\/27\/us-service-member-injured-french-soldier-killed-in-mal\" target=\"_blank\">West African nation<\/a> may now have additional means to cozy up to the long-time U.S. competitor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Russia and other world powers prod U.S. networks to gain an unvarnished look at weapons and modernization projects, troop movements and other potentially jeopardizing secrets.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Defense Department has since 2015 experienced more than 12,000 cyber incidents, with yearly totals declining as of 2017, according to the Government Accountability Office, a federal watchdog.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among the reported contents of the erroneously addressed emails were: X-rays and medical data, identity document information, crew lists for ships, staff lists at bases, maps of installations, photos of bases, naval inspection reports, contracts, criminal complaints against personnel, internal investigations into bullying, official travel itineraries, bookings as well as tax and financial records.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">One misdirected email included travel plans for Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville and his delegation for a then-upcoming <a href=\"https:\/\/www.armytimes.com\/news\/your-army\/2023\/05\/14\/us-army-chief-seeks-closer-security-ties-with-indonesia\/\" target=\"_blank\">visit to Indonesia<\/a> in May, Financial Times reported.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Pentagon is already dealing with the fallout of a military documents breach. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2023\/06\/21\/guardsman-accused-in-pentagon-intel-leak-due-in-federal-court\/\" target=\"_blank\">Massachusetts Air National Guard member Jack Teixeira<\/a> is accused of accessing, keeping and sharing classified national defense information, including insights concerning the Russia-Ukraine war. He pleaded not guilty to charges in June.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAs you\u2019ve seen from when we had our first unauthorized disclosure from earlier this year we\u2019ve implemented policy and training mechanisms,\u201d Deputy Pentagon Press Secretary Sabrina Singh said during a July 17 briefing. While the Pentagon bounces emails sent to the Mali \u201c.ML\u201d address, contact made via personal accounts do not offer the same protection, she added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cNone of the leaked emails that were reported came from a DoD email address,\u201d Singh said, adding that the department discourages individuals from using personal emails or credentials for official work.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The American military is not the only one to fall victim to the spelling blunder, Financial Times reported. 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