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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Mary Papenfuss

Pete Hegseth and Mike Waltz’s leaked passwords ‘found online’ in aftermath of Signalgate

A German newspaper is boasting it has accessed personal data and contact information online, even passwords, for some of America’s top security officials, including Defense Secretary and former Fox News host Pete Hegseth.

Reporters from Der Spiegel used commercially available people-search engines, along with “hacked customer data” that had been published online.

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