Elon Musk's Department of Government Efficiency (DOGE) has secured access to the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA); a 19-year-old staffer named Edward Coristine has been embedded into the agency, Nextgov/FCW reports.
The State Department's internal directories also listed fellow DOGE worker Luke Farritor.
Additional details regarding the provided access remain unclear, but Coristine, who was an intern at Musk-owned brain implant startup Neuralink, reportedly had dealings with The Com cybercrime syndicate using the "Rivage" handle and also sought a hacking service to conduct a distributed denial-of-service intrusion in 2022.
Path Networks sacked Coristine after he provided its trade secrets to a rival firm.
This move comes after CISA let go of more than 100 employees, including those involved in its recently launched Cybersecurity Talent Management System program and employees tasked with slowing down anti-mis- and disinformation efforts. It also halted activities meant to bolster election security.
