Tulsi Gabbard used the same easily cracked password for years for different online accounts, report says [View all]
Source: The Independent
Wednesday 07 May 2025 17:06 EDT
Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard used the same password across separate online accounts for years, according to a new report. Before becoming the head of the intelligence community, Gabbard used the same password for multiple email addresses and online accounts while she served in Congress, including while working on the House Committees for Armed Services and Homeland Security, Wired reported.
The revelation suggests Gabbard, who now oversees 18 intelligence organizations, was not adhering to simple online security best practices for years. The report comes months after it was disclosed that she was one of the Trump officials involved in the so-called Signalgate group chat in which U.S. military strikes on Houthi rebels in Yemen were discussed. Signal is not approved by the Pentagon for discussion of sensitive information. The Independent has reached out to the Office of the Director of National Intelligence for comment.
Gabbard served as a Democratic congresswoman of Hawaii from 2013 through 2021. She appeared to have used the same password from 2012 through 2018 for her Gmail, MyFitnessPal, LinkedIn and other personal accounts, tranches of breached records published within the period show, Wired reported. This password does not appear to have been used with her government accounts.
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency recommends using long, random and unique passwords on all personal and business accounts, stressing that each password should be “used for one and only one account.”
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