Curated By: Shankhyaneel Sarkar
Last Updated: July 18, 2023, 10:47 IST
Washington D.C., United States of America (USA)
Western African nation Mali receives US military emails due to a typo, containing sensitive information, prompting fears that the Kremlin may soon get access to Pentagon’s official secrets. (Image: Reuters/Representative)
Mali receives millions of US military emails due to a typo, raising fears that it could go to its ally and US adversary Russia as the Malian military takes control of the domain next week.
Millions of US military emails were mistakenly sent to Mali, a West African nation which is also a Russian ally. The reason for the mistake – a minor typing error.
The US military uses the (.mil) domain and have been doing so for years and the domain for the Malian government has been the (.ml) suffix. Reports by the Financial Times and the BBC said that some of the emails contained sensitive information such as “passwords, medical records and the itineraries of…