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White House officials believe that chief of staff John Kelly’s personal cell phone was compromised, potentially as long ago as December, according to three U.S. government officials.

The discovery raises concerns that hackers or foreign governments may have had access to data on Kelly’s phone while he was secretary of the Department of Homeland Security and after he joined the West Wing.

Tech support staff discovered the suspected breach after Kelly turned his phone in to White House tech support this summer complaining that it wasn’t working or updating software properly.

Kelly told the staffers the phone hadn’t been working properly for months, according to the officials.

White House aides prepared a one-page September memo summarizing the incident, which was circulated through the administration.

A White House official, speaking for the administration, said Kelly hadn’t used the personal phone often since joining the administration. This person said Kelly relied on his government-issued phone for most communications.

The official, who did not dispute any of POLITICO’s reporting on the timeline of events or the existence of the memo, said Kelly no longer had possession of the device but declined to say where the phone is now.

http://www.politico.com/story/2017/10/05/john-kelly-cell-phone-compromised-243514

I'm sure it was not Russia

 

[cdyhybrid]

The best cyber

Just tremendous

 

[Buckle]

My god.

Kelly was Trump's new KGB handler all along.

 

[TangoAlphaLima]

Obama tapped it!

 

[MidnightCowboy]

I'm cool with everybody being compromised, because if everybody is compromised, nobody is compromised.

 

[ascii42]

A White House official, speaking for the administration, said Kelly hadn’t used the personal phone often since joining the administration. This person said Kelly relied on his government-issued phone for most communications.

One would hope.

 

[Randolph Freelander]

It all started when Jared Kushner said "let me see your phone" before driving over to meet with the Russians.

 

[Random Painted HIghway]

Yowza

 

[Jerm411]

How long until they blame Soros or Hillary ....?

 

[Lord Fagan]

Of course it was the Homeland Security Secretary.

 

[Makonero]

A White House official, speaking for the administration, said Kelly hadn’t used the personal phone often since joining the administration. This person said Kelly relied on his government-issued phone for most communications.

Lies. The whole admin lies, this is almost certainly a lie, how would he even know it wasn't working "for months" otherwise?

 

[Extra Sauce]

These days I feel like I'm on a derailed train that hasn't hit the ground yet...

 

[Beer Monkey]

Russia doesn't trust Kelly to be a true asset like Trump, so this makes sense.

 

[Familienoberhauptvogel]

I'm cool with everybody being compromised, because if everybody is compromised, nobody is compromised.

Most transparent administration ever.

 

[Vena]

Kelly is unlikely to have used his personal phone for much. The fact that they attacked him directly, though, is important.

 

[Slayven]

How much more time does Kelly has?

 

[djplaeskool]

ObamaMicrowave.jpg

 

[2MF]

It's not hacking if the President allows it.

* guy pointing at his own head.jpg *

 

[Travo]

Cue the Obama blame.

 

[AndyD]

It's not hacking if the President allows it.

* guy pointing at his own head.jpg *

In a good administration, this would lead to a thorough investigation of every single device used by and around the president and cabinet and Congress.

 

[Kthulhu]

It's not hacking if the President allows it.

* guy pointing at his own head.jpg *

 

[FyreWulff]

Reminder that Trump is still using is personal unsecure Android phone

 

[Greigor The Fellhand]

just when you think it cant get any worse....

this shit happens


damn near a year ago

 

[Alucrid]

but this is our informal cybersecurity adviser. how could this happen?

 

[androvsky]

Kelly is unlikely to have used his personal phone for much. The fact that they attacked him directly, though, is important.

Even if he was using his government phone for calls, if he had his compromised phone with him the likelihood that it was at the least tracking his movements and possibly acting as an open mic do present major problems.

Reminder that Trump is still using is personal unsecure Android phone

I thought they finally made him get rid of that in the late spring.

 

[jellies_two]

Even if he doesn't use the phone much if he had it someone could remotely enable its microphone.

 

[Poppy]

must be an obamaphone, they come pre-tapped

 

[Lo-Volt]

This is the low-key nightmare, right here: even if you assume good things of this administration’s behavior and dealings (I’ve got a gold lamé apartment building to sell ya then, sucker), the staffers and the royal family are off doing dumb shit that gets them compromised. Donald Jr. wants to slip away from his Secret Service retail? Snatch him and hold him for ransom or worse. Jared and Ivanka are using private servers? Hack them and bribe them or worse.

Gen. Kelly’s personal phone is compromised? Get ALL his shit and fuck this idiot up. Bank accounts. Passwords. Security questions. Trysts over text. These clowns let him use a compromised personal phone for months and didn’t break it under a stiletto heel?

I read this and said ho boy and goddamn at once.

 

[valkillmore]

deep state shenanigans obvs.

 

[Alucrid]

This is the low-key nightmare, right here: even if you assume good things of this administration’s behavior and dealings (I’ve got a gold lamé apartment building to sell ya then, sucker), the staffers and the royal family are off doing dumb shit that gets them compromised. Donald Jr. wants to slip away from his Secret Service retail? Snatch him and hold him for ransom or worse. Jared and Ivanka are using private servers? Hack them and bribe them or worse.

Gen. Kelly’s personal phone is compromised? Get ALL his shit and fuck this idiot up. Bank accounts. Passwords. Security questions. Trysts over text. These clowns let him use a compromised personal phone for months and didn’t break it under a stiletto heel?

I read this and said ho boy and goddamn at once.

i mean they wouldn't want to look like hypocrites after latching on to someone destroying hillary's old phone with a hammer, right?

 

[cbrun44]

They are all fucking incompetent. Damn... even the ones you would hope have some common sense are simply dumb as shit. Constant shit show.

 

[Wag]

I'm cool with everybody being compromised, because if everybody is compromised, nobody is compromised.

This is my kind of logic.

 

[Dr.Acula]

Guarantee his mic was turned on and recording 24/7.

 

[Earthstrike]

Guarantee his mic was turned on and recording 24/7.

Yep. You wouldn't take the time and risk to plant a device and not do this.

 

[BreakAtmo]

Obama tapped it!

All over this (white) house!

 

[smurfx]

must be an obamaphone, they come pre-tapped

 

[Shadow Puppetry]

Kelly told the staffers the phone hadn’t been working properly for months, according to the officials.

Sounds like a cheating lover.

 

[Phreaker]

Holy crap! What if some shit has been recorded and gets out. This Trumpster fire, I just can't.

 

[kirblar]

Holy crap! What if some shit has been recorded and gets out. This Trumpster fire, I just can't.

There's virtually no way he can continue in the administration after this.

 

[andythinkpad]

Orange turd installed logmein himself so its all good.

 

[Dubbedinenglish]

What a fucking idiot. At his level, with all the cyber warfare going on in the world the moment one of your electronic devices acts unusually (especially one connected to the internet and potentially with location services), it should be immediately checked out. This is just complete incompetence.

 

[sturgboski]

Buttery males!

 

[baddvision]

we cyber yet!! best. we is a cat6, which few people have ever heard of. call up kelly aha! wow the trump admin is trash

 

[RumblingRosco]

There's virtually no way he can continue in the administration after this.

Highly doubt he steps down or is fired.

 

[Phreaker]

I still don't get it. How does someone in that position wait months to tell IT something is up with his phone?

 

[Surfinn]

Isn't this like

A huge deal? Seems like it

 

[Beer Monkey]

Highly doubt he steps down or is fired.

Trump hates that Kelly, Tillerson, Mattis are viewed as the smart guys that are saving the world from a dumbass. They'll all be gone within months.

 

[Phreaker]

Trump hates that Kelly, Tillerson, Mattis are viewed as the smart guys that are saving the world from a dumbass. They'll all be gone within months.

Along with the rest of us.

Isn't this like

A huge deal? Seems like it

I would think so, but maybe we wont know until something that was obtained gets released.

 

[Az]

If you are a high ranking official, wouldn’t a malfunctioning phone be an alert. I mean, the government can afford to replace it, I am sure

 

[Saya]