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Democratic Congress Members Raise Alarm About Security at Trump Properties


From: "Dave Farber" <farber () gmail com>
Date: Wed, 14 Jun 2017 18:14:59 -0400




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From: Suzanne Johnson <fuhn () pobox com>
Date: June 14, 2017 at 6:04:30 PM EDT
To: "DAVID J. FARBER" <farber () gmail com>
Subject: Democratic Congress Members Raise Alarm About Security at Trump Properties

https://www.propublica.org/article/democratic-congress-members-raise-alarm-about-security-at-trump-properties
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Their concerns were in response to an article published last month by ProPublica and Gizmodo that documented the 
cybersecurity vulnerabilities at properties the president has frequented since being elected. Our reporting found 
unencrypted login pages, servers running outdated software, accessible printers, and Wi-Fi networks that were open to 
anyone close enough to access them.

We were able to detect vulnerable networks at Mar-a-Lago — Trump’s “Southern White House” — from a small motorboat 
about 800 feet from the club on Florida’s Intracoastal Waterway. We also found open Wi-Fi networks at the grounds of 
the Trump golf courses in Bedminster, New Jersey, and accessible Wi-Fi-enabled printers at Trump’s course in 
Sterling, Virginia.

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