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19-year-old #Musk surrogate has #StateDepartment email address
A 19-year-old acolyte of #ElonMusk known online as “#BigBalls” is listed as having taken on a new role at the #State Dept, raising concerns among some diplomats about his potential access to sensitive information & the growing reach of his #tech #billionaire boss into America’s #diplomatic apparatus….
#NationalSecurity #InfoSec #Cybersecurity #law #ToxicMasculinity #broligarchy #USpol #Trump
https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2025/02/10/musk-doge-state-department-surrogate/
#EdwardCoristine, who briefly worked for #ElonMusk’s brain-chip start-up Neuralink, is posted as a senior adviser to the #State Dept’s Bureau of #Diplomatic #Technology, a critical hub for data — both sensitive & nonsensitive…. Coristine, who also holds positions at the US #DOGE Service & the #OPM, has attracted significant attention across Washington for his *edgy* [revolting] online persona &… lack of experience….
But his new position could give him visibility into far more than just #tech.
Some US ofcls expressed alarm about Coristine’s new perch at the bureau, which serves as the #IT dept for Washington’s diplomatic apparatus. All of the department’s IT & data management functions were centralized at the bureau during an overhaul before #Trump returned to office, making it a treasure trove of information.
“This is dangerous,” said one of the US officials, noting Coristine’s youth and a report by Bloomberg that he was fired for leaking a data security firm’s information to a competitor.
Officials worried that his position might give him a foothold for obtaining unauthorized access to #classified material & obtain compromising information on other countries & foreign activities.
#NationalSecurity #InfoSec #Cybersecurity #law #ToxicMasculinity #broligarchy #USpol #Trump
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2025-02-07/musk-s-doge-teen-was-fired-by-cybersecurity-firm-for-leaking-company-secrets
In addition to Coristine, a 23-year-old colleague of his, former SpaceX intern Luke Farritor, is also listed in the #StateDepartment’s directory as working at the Bureau of #Diplomatic #Technology. Both report to Joseph Nason, a special assistant in the bureau.
Coristine & Farritor are among a group of 6 engineers 25 or younger whom WaPo has identified as working on behalf of #DOGE.
@Nonilex we fired one intern for a similar offense in the late '90s