Millions of military emails have accidentally been directed to Mali

Millions of military emails have been accidentally directed to Mali due to a 'typo', exposing highly sensitive information - despite repeated warnings for the last decade.

Instead of typing .MIL, the suffix to all US military email addresses, people typed in .ML, which is the country identifier for Mali. This resulted in a steady flow of sensitive email traffic being sent to Mali, the reports.

One misdirected email included travel plans for General James McConville, the chief of staff of the army.

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