UK MoD accidentally sends classified emails meant for US (.mil) to Mali (.ml)

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/27/mod-accidentally-sends-classified-emails-meant-for-us-to-russian-ally

by xingyzt • 3 years ago

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TillE• 3 years ago

emails containing classified information

It's incredibly embarrassing if they're not using any kind of encryption for this.

whycome• 3 years ago

Well maybe the USA shouldn't get those top level TLDs? (Eg .gov or .mil or .edu). What's wrong with them having to use a second level domain like ".us.gov"?

NoZebra120vClip4• 3 years ago

It's been this way for 40 years. Are you a taxpayer? I'd rather not pay for any such retrofit. Furthermore, what makes you think that typos won't be made with any different domain name? Why would a fake hypothetical improvement of the situation drive a massive rewrite of millions of lines of code, server configurations, TLS certificates, specification documents...?

paradaux• 3 years ago

I'm pretty sure the GP's point was that the US shouldn't have .gov/.mil etc, every country essentially has a form of government and military — And besides .gov.us would be more explicit.

orra2• 3 years ago

You're vastly exaggerating the costs of changing domains (and setting up a redirect).

I'm glad you mention TLS certificate, because those are an ongoing thing, not something you set up once leave unchanged for 40 years.

lockhouse• 3 years ago

The USA gets those top level TLDs because that's who created the Internet in the first place. It's an outgrowth of a US military project called ARPANET.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ARPANET

N19PEDL2• 3 years ago

This was discussed just a few days ago: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=36836843

tedunangst• 3 years ago

Why is classified info allowed on an internet connected computer in the first place?

UK MoD accidentally sends classified emails meant for US (.mil) to Mali (.ml)

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