HACKED! Multiple Federal Agencies Including Treasury.

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Zorba

Lifer
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It used to seem outlandish, but has become glaringly obvious that Russia has something over Trump ~ Trump's actions as president couldn't be planned any better to benefit Russia (and harm the US) even if he had been replaced by an FSB agent
An FSB agent would've had some shame and attempted to hide the fake he was a Russian agent.
 

MtnMan

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It's clear that Putin is still calling the shots as far as what Trump says. Now Trump is claiming that Chyna is responsible. I forgot he is such a cybersecurity whiz.

 

shortylickens

No Lifer
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I just saw this in the news. Donald isnt actually defending Russia, yet. He's just downplaying the attack, I think he also questioned the closing of embassies.
 

MtnMan

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I just saw this in the news. Donald isnt actually defending Russia, yet. He's just downplaying the attack, I think he also questioned the closing of embassies.
The cyber security people say it all points to Russia, Pompeo says it is "pretty clearly" Russia... Yea, that lying motherfucker is defending Russia.
 

ch33zw1z

Lifer
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The department's notification to Congress, a copy of which was obtained by The Associated Press, said the closures are due to caps placed by Russian authorities in 2017 on the number of U.S. diplomats allowed to work in the country.

The moves are "in response to ongoing staffing challenges of the U.S. Mission in Russia in the wake of the 2017 Russian-imposed personnel cap on the US Mission and resultant impasse with Russia over diplomatic visas," it said.

Irrelevant WRT what you're quoting.
 

MtnMan

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Russia is closing their most important embassy in the US on January 20, 2021. Where the ambassador moves to after that is not clear, but Florida is most likely.
 
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manly

Lifer
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I doubt that I will assuage many fears, but I don't think this is nearly as bad as hearing things like "They hacked the guys that control the nukes!" will make it sound. From what I've read, access was achieved by essentially slipping a Trojan Horse into a vendor's software (firmware?) update. The first thing that comes to mind is that for this to even work or provide access, the vendor's devices must have external access available, which gives me one huge takeaway... these attacks were most likely only performed on unclassified networks.
The problem isn't the sensitivity of the data that was pilfered so far. The problem is that when the intruders have infiltrated your network so deeply and broadly, it's a Herculean task to remove the problem. Cryptography expert Bruce Schneier told AP you have to "burn it down to the ground."

 
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VRAMdemon

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Aug 16, 2012
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Trumps got more important things to think about....


I'm thinking Lakehurst Field, site of the Hindenburg Disaster, another giant gasbag that crashed and burned. Or... limit the choices to the airports the Continental Army captured during the Revolutionary War.
 
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The problem isn't the sensitivity of the data that was pilfered so far. The problem is that when the intruders have infiltrated your network so deeply and broadly, it's a Herculean task to remove the problem. Cryptography expert Bruce Schneier told AP you have to "burn it down to the ground."


In a sense this is goodness news, government systems are woefully underfunded and feels like we should have built new systems at least a decade ago. This might have enough power to get Congress off its ass.
 

sdifox

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Trumps got more important things to think about....


I'm thinking Lakehurst Field, site of the Hindenburg Disaster, another giant gasbag that crashed and burned. Or... limit the choices to the airports the Continental Army captured during the Revolutionary War.
I nominate Airport in Rome, since USA has been buddies with Italy since Roman times.
 

VRAMdemon

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I like the idea of naming certain municipal facilities after the Trump:

Donald J. Trump Wastewater Treatment Plant

Donald J. Trump Septage Receiving Facility

Donald J. Trump Sludge Treatment Facility

Donald J. Trump nuclear waste dumps

And the newly created Donald J Trump National COVID cemetery
 
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