White House Contractor's Leaked Email Reveals Secret Service Plans, Michelle Obama Passport

NBC News ^ | 22 September 2016 | Elizabeth Chuck and Tom Winter

[Lorianne]

A White House contractor's email appears to have been hacked, leaking material ranging from Michelle Obama's passport to the number of stairs the Secret Service anticipated Joe Biden would be climbing during a trip to Cleveland.

The emails were sent from the Gmail account of Ian Mellul, who is a contractor employed as an advance associate at the White House, and include correspondences with other White House employees as well as with Mellul's friends and professors. In one, the staffer references still being in college.

A senior U.S. intelligence official called the hack "the most damaging compromise of the security of the President of the United States that I've seen in decades, all caused by a careless staffer who compromised information outside government systems merely for convenience."

The emails include: •Detailed lists of names of Secret Service and White House Military Office staffers who were to travel and manage specific site security for the President and First Lady's trip to Havana, Cuba in March. •The White House Travel Manual which includes IT security guidelines for staffers travelling abroad. •The detailed routes for movements of the Vice President on trips in the United States (i.e. his route through hotel corridors at an event in Cleveland). •The detailed schedules and movements of the First Lady on a trip in the U.S. •The detailed schedules and movements of trips for Democratic presidential nominee Hillary Clinton and former president Bill Clinton. •Names, social security numbers, and dates of birth of some White House staff. •Names, social security numbers, and dates of birth for guests to vice presidential events that were to be cleared by Secret Service (these are regular citizens or staff such as caterers etc. who were to meet with the vice president).

[ViLaLuz]

He didn’t intend to cause harm so he’s safe.

[drop 50 and fire for effect]

IIRC, if she is accompanying her husband, The President, she would travel on a diplomatic passport. Heads of State are considered diplomats, and direct family members get those passports as well.

Diplomatic and Official passports only last five years.

[RushIsMyTeddyBear]

Bkmrk.

[kiryandil]

A senior U.S. intelligence official called the hack "the most damaging compromise of the security of the President of the United States that I've seen in decades, all caused by a careless staffer who compromised information outside government systems merely for convenience."

There was no intent... :)

[bert]

11 wide

[PhiloBedo]

I saw the picture of the passport on Drudge. What struck me is, the requirements for passport photos explicitly states the subject shall not smile! I’ve know applications to be rejected because of smiling photo.

Apparently not Mooches’ though.

As an aside, that IS the only photo of Mooch I’ve seen where she doesn’t have that angry Aunt Esther face.

[nobamanomore]

Of course every travel agent in the world will tell you not to email a passport number or credit card number. These people are beyond stupid.

[SERKIT]

I would rather see Barry’s college-era, Pakistan trip, vintage passport. What name did he use?

[zeugma]

A senior U.S. intelligence official called the hack "the most damaging compromise of the security of the President of the United States that I've seen in decades, all caused by a careless staffer who compromised information outside government systems merely for convenience."

The irony, it burns!

[Styria]

The requirements do state that there’s no smiling and a bunch of other parameters, and any independent photo business will hold to that. But I had my photo taken at the post office, and gave a nice big smile without being told not to. They took my picture and no one rejected it because it was internal.

[Secret Agent Man]

the contractor replied “today i am hillary clinton”. the fbi quickly dropped the investigation.