Edward Coristine
Edward Coristine | |
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 19 year old Edward Big Balls Coristine, a senior advisor with DOGE. | |
| Born | 2005 (age 19–20) |
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| Occupation | software engineer |
| Known for | was selected by Elon Musk to help streamline the staff of the US Government |
Edward Coristine is an American youth, who is a protege of Elon Musk, and was hired to play a role in the Department of Government Efficiency's "streamlining" of the staff of the US Government.[1]
Background[edit]
Coristine dropped out of Northwestern University, and went to work in Silicon Valley.[1][2]
When he was a 17 Coristine worked, as an intern, for the Path Network, a cybersecurity firm.[3] Coristine's superiors learned he had leaked proprietary secrets. Coristine was not fired, but commentators have said his record of leaking secrets should have precluded his accessing the US Government's most sensitive databases.[2]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1
Joe Sommerlad (2025-02-24). "Elon Musk's protege 'Big Balls' is grandson of executed KGB agent, report says". Yahoo News. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
Coristine, 19, dropped out of Northeastern University to find work in Silicon Valley, only to be fired from a cybersecurity internship last year for allegedly leaking insider information to a rival company and accused of frequenting Telegram and Discord communities linked to cybercrime.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Make Your Day. Retrieved 2025-03-02 – via TikTok.
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Majlie de Puy Kamp (2025-02-22). "Recording reveals new details on controversial DOGE employee". CNN. Retrieved 2025-03-02.
He said he wanted to allow Coristine to continue with his internship, in part, because he didn’t want to make him “an enemy” or have him 'running amok' with information he was suspected of taking. Webb allowed him to stay with the proviso that the young employee 'not be exposed to anything that’s really sensitive.'