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"One coder added at least two database entries that are visible on the live site and say “this is a joke of a .gov site” and “THESE ‘EXPERTS’ LEFT THEIR DATABASE OPEN -roro.” "

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[–] __nobodynowhere@sh.itjust.works 93 points 3 months ago (2 children)

Techbros are incompetent?! Who knew.

[–] athairmor@lemmy.world 38 points 3 months ago

Can’t move fast and break things with things that aren’t broken.

[–] possiblylinux127@lemmy.zip 1 points 3 months ago

Techbros + government bureaucracy

What could go wrong

[–] atzanteol@sh.itjust.works 74 points 3 months ago

Competent employees are expensive and don't support the administration's goals.

[–] Darkard@lemmy.world 37 points 3 months ago (2 children)
[–] Mac@mander.xyz 20 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

Ah, unfortunately this is only accessible by master-level bitwizards in the discepline of hacking.
Even more unfortunate is that discerning the 'how' is only accessible by those who are adept at reading the article.

[–] JasonDJ@lemmy.zip 29 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

Oooh that's juicy. I wonder how many holes they left in the important production systems that they've been touching.

I also wonder, with how progressive and dissenting American programmers and cybersec experts are, if our l33t h4x0r sk1llz could be turned against DOGE?

Not suggesting anything wildly destructive, just some friendly grey-hat trolling to slow them down and expose their flaws. Think of it as a complimentary pen-test.

Part of me also thinks they are hoping some people will slip in some "proof" of fraud somewhere, like how people "proved" the COVID vaccine was killing people via VAERS.

[–] andrew_bidlaw@sh.itjust.works 6 points 3 months ago (1 children)

I also wonder, with how progressive and dissenting American programmers and cybersec experts are, if our l33t h4x0r sk1llz could be turned against DOGE?

What can hurt Musk? These kids are nobodies, his co-conspirators all depend on his will, and the only thing I suspect is probable to crush him is either a lone gunner or an oil\tech barron who got too pissed of from his plans ruining their business prospects.

Anyone with a gun and a brain.

[–] jagged_circle@feddit.nl 6 points 3 months ago

Can or could?