Loose lips sink ships, the classic line goes. Information proliferation in the internet age has government auditors reiterating that loose tweets can sink fleets, and they're concerned that the Defense Department isn't doing enough to stop sensitive info from getting out there.

The Government Accountability Office (GAO) on Monday made public a report finding that the DoD hasn't been properly training its civilian staff or military members, nor issuing proper guidance, on how to keep secrets secret. The info leaks include social media posts by military members and their families, but press releases and other information the Pentagon publishes itself were as part of the equation, too.

GAO auditors posed as threat actors and found multiple ways they could use info they discovered online to

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