Government report finds Secret Service agents using unsecured personal phones on protective missions
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Jessica Lyons
Summary
A government-issued report reveals that the US Secret Service has extremely lax mobile phone security practices, with agents routinely using unsecured personal cell phones to communicate during protective operations, including missions involving the US president. This practice puts both America's leaders and agents' lives at risk, as government-issued devices lack proper threat detection and security measures.
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bskyGovernment report finds Secret Service agents using unsecured personal phones on protective missionstheregister.comKey quotes
· 2 pulledSecret Service agents routinely used personal cell phones to communicate with law enforcement and each other, including during protective operations in the US and overseas.
The US Secret Service's extremely lax mobile phone security practices - including using unsecured personal devices during mission operations - put America's leaders' and agents' lives at risk.
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