All posts tagged "The State Department"

New reporting from Reuters laid out how DOGE's teenaged senior adviser in the State Department "once provided support to a cybercrime gang that bragged about trafficking in stolen data and cyberstalking an FBI agent."

Cybersecurity reporter Raphael Satter wrote that Edward Coristine's association with the EGodly cybercrime group came to light thanks to digital records reviewed by Reuters.

Coristine has become "the best-known member of DOGE," due to his unfortunate online moniker, "Big B----," and the fact that he holds such a lofty position, despite being just 19 years old. "Musk and others in MAGA have defended the youth of the DOGE team, claiming the whiz kids’ ages should not disqualify them from doing good work," according to The Daily Beast. ...

Elon Musk's dismantling of the agency that provides overseas humanitarian aid harms children who rely on it for protection from online exploitation and human trafficking, a new report in Wired alleged.

Musk reportedly slashed the U.S. Agency for International Development, or USAID, from 10,000 employees around the world to fewer than 300.

"Groups identifying victims and providing care for those who have been subject to online exploitation or human trafficking are struggling to support the vulnerable children," reported Matt Burgess for Wired. "Such child safety projects often take place in poorer countries, which can have fewer resources to support victims or investigate crimes."...