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The Independent
a day ago
- Politics
- The Independent
Secret Service launch probe after agent tried to smuggle wife on board plane headed to Scotland for Trump's visit
The Secret Service launched a 'personnel investigation' after one of its agents tried to bring his wife on board a plane heading to Scotland for President Trump's trip. The president departed for Scotland last Friday on a four-day trip. On a support flight, a Secret Service agent tried to smuggle his wife, who is a member of the U.S. Air Force, on board the plane, an agency spokesperson told The Independent. The Secret Service was using a plane, operated by the Air Force, to transport personnel and equipment. 'Prior to the overseas departure, the employee was advised by supervisors that such action was prohibited, and the spouse was subsequently prevented from taking the flight,' the spokesperson said. The agency is now conducting a 'personnel investigation.' 'No Secret Service protectees were aboard and there was no impact to our overseas protective operations,' the spokesman added. According to RealClearPolitics, which first reported the story, the Secret Service agent was based in Dallas. The agent reportedly flew his wife to Maryland, where she received a briefing about the Scotland trip at a hotel before taking a bus to the visitor lounge at Joint Base Andrews. That's where she was told to leave, sources told the outlet. Trump's trip to the U.K. has been nothing short of eventful. Upon arrival, he was met by hundreds of demonstrators protesting his visit. While there, he opened a new golf course in Aberdeenshire, which was briefly locked down on its opening day as police checked out a suspicious vehicle near the property. Clips of him playing flooded the internet, with some social media users claiming the videos show the president cheating on the course. Shortly after his arrival, Trump issued a fiery warning to Europe about its immigration. 'You better get your act together,' the president said upon arriving in Glasgow. 'You've got to stop this horrible invasion that's happening to Europe.' The president also boasted about his recent trade deal with the United Kingdom, one of several he has made with countries after threatening sweeping tariffs. Referring to UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer, Trump said in Glasgow: 'I like your prime minister, he's slightly more liberal than I am – as you probably heard – but he's a good man. He got a trade deal done.' During his meeting with Starmer, Trump gave the prime minister the green light to recognize Palestine as a state. The U.S. president also acknowledged there was 'real starvation' in Gaza, breaking with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's denial of a humanitarian crisis. He then vowed that the U.S. would ramp up its humanitarian aid to the people of Gaza. Trump returned Tuesday to the U.S., where the ongoing Jeffrey Epstein case fallout still dominates the news cycle.
Yahoo
a day ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Women-only US dating advice app Tea suspends messaging following breaches
WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The women-only U.S. dating advice app Tea has suspended direct messaging following a series of security breaches that exposed its users' personal details and sensitive communications, the company said on Tuesday. In a series of posts to TikTok, Tea Dating Advice said it had taken messaging offline "out of an abundance of caution" after discovering the breach. The announcement followed a report last week in tech publication 404media that the company had inadvertently exposed the names, selfies, and identity documents of thousands of women, and a second report earlier on Tuesday that direct messages - including sensitive conversations around abortions and infidelity - had similarly been exposed. The app - which boasts 4.6 million users - is pitched as a "dating safety platform" that women can use to steer clear of men who are adulterous, dishonest, or worse. As a TikTok video put out by the company last year put it, the app "makes the FBI work for us girlies so much easier." Women on Tea are encouraged to share details about prospective dates, create alerts against men's names, and put red flags against men who are alleged to be unscrupulous and green flags against those who are not. "Everything is anonymous," the app promises users on sign-up. Reuters could not establish why the selfies and ID card data had lingered online. Tea did not respond to requests seeking further comment. In its TikTok message, the app said the FBI was investigating the circumstances around the breach. The FBI declined to comment. Eva Galperin, the director of cybersecurity at San Francisco-based Electronic Frontier Foundation, said the premise behind the app - creating a kind of massive whisper network powered by anonymous users - was already "a little bit sketchy." She said the app's makers had made it worse by being "honestly negligent" about their security and that the disaster was compounded because "women are encouraged to share extremely sensitive information about themselves and others." Error al recuperar los datos Inicia sesión para acceder a tu cartera de valores Error al recuperar los datos Error al recuperar los datos Error al recuperar los datos Error al recuperar los datos
Yahoo
a day ago
- Politics
- Yahoo
Pentagon watchdog told Hegseth's leaked Signal chat info came from email classified ‘secret'
Information sent by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth on the commercial messaging app Signal to senior officials and a journalist came from a classified email labeled 'SECRET,' the Pentagon's watchdog has been informed. The classified message was also headed as 'NOFORN' – meaning that it was not to be seen by foreign nationals – according to several people familiar with the matter, who spoke to The Washington Post. The incident, described by critics as a significant security breach and which has become known as Signalgate in the media, occurred in March of this year. Hegseth is accused of sharing details of imminent U.S. military operations in Yemen with a group chat, which included cabinet members such as Vice President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio and, unwittingly, the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic, Jeffrey Goldberg. Goldberg was added by mistake by National Security Advisor Mike Waltz, who has since resigned his post. The reporting that the information Hegseth is accused of sharing on the chat came from a file marked 'SECRET/NOFORN' is at odds with the stance taken by the Trump administration in the aftermath of the incident, that no classified information was divulged. Signalgate is now being investigated by the Defense Department inspector general's office at the request of both Republican and Democratic members of the Senate Armed Services Committee. According to The Post, the strike plans were shared in a classified email to more than a dozen defense officials by General Michael Kurilla, Commander of the United States Central Command, who is in charge of U.S. military operations in the Middle East. The Independent has not separately verified The Post's reporting. The sources cited by the outlet said Kurilla had sent the message over a classified system, the Secret Internet Protocol Router Network, or SIPRNet, per government regulations. In a statement shared with The Independent, chief Pentagon spokesperson Sean Parnell said: "This Signal narrative is so old and worn out, it's starting to resemble Joe Biden's mental state.' 'The Department stands behind its previous statements: no classified information was shared via Signal. As we've said repeatedly, nobody was texting war plans and the success of the Department's recent operations –from Operation Rough Rider to Operation Midnight Hammer--are proof that our operational security and discipline are top notch,' the Pentagon spokesperson said. White House Deputy Press Secretary Anna Kelly added, 'Information related to this successful mission is not classified, and the Houthis have since agreed to a ceasefire. 'This Administration has proven that it can carry out missions with precision and certainty, as evidenced by the successful operations that obliterated Iran's nuclear facilities and killed terrorists. 'It's shameful that the Washington Post continues to publish unverified articles based on alleged emails they haven't personally reviewed in an effort to undermine a successful military operation and resurrect a non-issue that no one has cared about for months.' At a House Armed Services Committee hearing in June, Hegseth did not respond to questions about whether the information he shared had come from classified systems. 'Classifications of any information in an ongoing operation that was successful are not things that would be disclosed in a public forum,' he said.
Entrepreneur
3 days ago
- Business
- Entrepreneur
Coinbase in Talks to Acquire CoinDCX Amid USD44M Hack Fallout
A forensic report cited backend credential compromise, overreliance on hot wallets, and lack of red-teaming as key vulnerabilities You're reading Entrepreneur India, an international franchise of Entrepreneur Media. US-based crypto giant Coinbase is in advanced discussions to acquire Indian exchange CoinDCX at a valuation below USD1 billion, Mint reported. This marks a steep fall from CoinDCX's USD2.2 billion valuation in 2021 and follows a USD44 million security breach disclosed on July 19. Sources told Mint that Coinbase, already an investor in CoinDCX and rival CoinSwitch, views this as a strategic bet on India's maturing crypto market. A potential Plan B includes merging Coinbase's stakes in both platforms, though CoinSwitch denied any such talks. CoinDCX faced criticism for delaying its breach disclosure by nearly 17 hours. A forensic report cited backend credential compromise, overreliance on hot wallets, and lack of red-teaming as key vulnerabilities. The company launched a USD11 million bounty program to recover stolen funds. CoinDCX's FY24 profits were largely driven by related-party transactions with overseas entities. Excluding these, the firm would have posted losses, Mint reported. Experts also flagged its self-scoped reserve audits and high hot wallet exposure of 28 per cent versus a global 5 per cent benchmark. As Coinbase prepares to launch retail operations in India, the deal could reshape the country's crypto landscape.
The Sun
3 days ago
- Politics
- The Sun
Donald Trump's Secret Service probes major security breach on Scotland visit after attempt to smuggle person onto plane
A SECURITY breach on Donald Trump's Scotland visit sparked a major Secret Service probe. An investigation has been launched after an agent attempted to smuggle his wife onto a support plane accompanying the US President. 3 3 3 The agent, based in Dallas, flew his wife to Maryland, and she received the official Secret Service briefing at the hotel. She then got on the bus to the visitor lounge at US military base Joint Base Andrews. The woman was later discovered and told to leave, The Herald reports. Secret Service spokesperson Anthony Guglielmi said: "The U.S. Secret Service is conducting a personnel investigation after an employee attempted to invite his spouse – a member of the United States Air Force – aboard a mission support flight. "The aircraft, operated by the U.S. Air Force, was being used by the Secret Service to transport personnel and equipment. "Prior to the overseas departure, the employee was advised by supervisors that such action was prohibited, and the spouse was subsequently prevented from taking the flight. "No Secret Service protectees were aboard and there was no impact to our overseas protective operation." Meanwhile, visitors were told to vacate Balmedie Beach in Aberdeenshire ahead of the President's trip to his neighbouring Menie Estate. Police warned roads and the park would be shut in advance as a massive security operation got underway ahead of Mr Trump's arrival. We told how a protester was arrested and given a recorded police warning on Friday for "abusive behaviour and refusing to stop" at Prestwick Airport in Ayrshire where the American leader's Air Force One jet landed. Trump's security entourage deployed a highly modified golf buggy to protect the prez from fairway assassins while he played his favourite sport. The vehicle, which can sit six people, is believed to have state-of-the-art security protection - including smoke screens, electrified door handles and armoured plates.
