DOGE operative given access to Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency
Edward Coristine, a 19-year-old staffer in billionaire Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency with a reported history of interacting with hacking groups, has been given physical access to building facilities at the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency.
Coristine is listed with a DHS email address and has been seen inside CISA, according to a person familiar with the matter and a directory image viewed by Nextgov/FCW. It is not clear what systems he had access to. CISA and DHS did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
Various media reports have tied Coristine to interactions with cybercriminals. A report from independent cybersecurity journalist Brian Krebs linked Coristine to a cybercrime syndicate known as The Com. In conversations with the cybercrime community, he allegedly used the handle “Rivage” and frequented interaction hubs that facilitated hacking activities. [Continue reading…]