Summary

  • After a lengthy investigation, Wired has linked former neural interface developer Edward Coristine to a sprawling hack of US government databases; the hack is believed to have been masterminded by “The Com”, a community of cyber criminals.
  • Coristine went by the name “Rivage” and was dismissed from anti-DDoS company Path Networks in June 2022 for allegedly leaking internal company information.
  • Coristine’s DOGE teammate Marko Elez resigned on Thursday following links to racist social media posts.
  • On Friday, The Department of Education was sued by a California students’ association attempting to halt DOGE’s “unlawful” access of student data.
  • Multiple parties are suing to prevent access to the information, with a federal judge ruling on the matter today.
  • On Thursday, Musk said he planned to rehire Elez.

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