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Old 11-06-2008, 08:24 PM   #1
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Default Obama's and McCain's campaign PCs hacked!

http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/06/c...ked/index.html

Basically, both computer systems were hacked by an unnamed foreign entity that wanted to gain an edge against competing countries in future dealings re: foreign policy by whichever would become president. Officials will not name the country responsible at this time.
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Old 11-06-2008, 08:32 PM   #2
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Can you say "yikes" boys and girls?!
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Old 11-06-2008, 08:54 PM   #3
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I wouldn't be surprised if it was the good ol' Chinese. They've been doing these kind of things for awhile now.
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Old 11-06-2008, 09:13 PM   #4
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Practice safe computing, boys and girls. Use a keyboard condom....
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Old 11-06-2008, 09:38 PM   #5
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Well, that's just lovely.


They should have had better defenses , whatever that is.
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Old 11-06-2008, 10:39 PM   #6
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Ohh, all that money on the campaign trails and no firewall eh?
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Old 11-07-2008, 02:23 AM   #7
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I bet it's Nigeria. I always knew those emails were fishy...
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Old 11-07-2008, 03:28 AM   #8
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I bet it's Nigeria. I always knew those emails were fishy...
given Obama's heritage maybe it was Kenyan
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Old 11-07-2008, 05:20 AM   #9
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I wouldn't be surprised if it was the good ol' Chinese. They've been doing these kind of things for awhile now.
I would be surprised if it was. Chances are way higher that it was either England, France or some other ally of the US...

Back when I was in uni (was only 5 months ago, but it feels a long time) we had a one day optional seminary held by French counterintelligence at which I participated. He gave us statistics of who (on govermentary level) attacked systems in France the most. First was the US, second Israel, third UK and China was only the fourth...

The most attacked sector was agriculture (competition in genetically modified plants), second was aerospatial companies (Boeing - Airbus competition).

He had declined to say where the french intelligence agency focused its activity...

Statistics can be surprising...
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They know exactly who did it, and I have a very good idea as well......
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