Republican Aide Tries to Hire Hackers

Noryungi writes "It seems as though a Republican Communications Director contacted Attrition.org, trying to hire hackers to improve his educational records. I don't know what is his dumbest move: (a) contacting Attrition in the first place, (b) using a real name Yahoo email address or (c) speaking at length about what he needed? Kudos to the Attrition crew for posting the whole email dialogue online! A sample from the conversation: 'Jericho: First, let's be clear. You are soliciting me to break the law and hack into a computer across state lines. That is a federal offense and multiple felonies. Obviously I can't trust anyone and everyone that mails such a request, you might be an FBI agent, right? So, I need three things to make this happen: 1. A picture of a squirrel or pigeon on your campus. One close-up, one with background that shows buildings, a sign, or something to indicate you are standing on the campus. 2. The information I mentioned so I can find the records once I get into the database. 3. Some idea of what I get for all my trouble.'"

Comments

The Squirrels and Pigeons...

[eno2001]

...are in it together, along with the aliens, the illuminati, the CIA, the Clintons and the Bushes. Having photos of the squirrels and pigeons would allow the hackers to identify which agents are on campus without a doubt. It's plainly obvious if you're in the know.

Beyond Unbelievable

[segedunum]

So this guy is a loser, and he felt that he could solicit the help of some hackers (look up the term) to hack into the computer systems of a university to jack up his grades - which he probably saw on Wargames or something - because he's such a loser he hates his grades?

It's just too unbelievable to be true, but then again, you couldn't make this up and he's a politician (and he's an aide that deals with the press - many such people seem to have serious personal esteem issues and wacky ideas of what's actually possible). So what else is new? So politicians, all over the world in fact, wonder why they're so hated and and treated as lying and cheating scum. Well, that's probably because they are, and the people around them are arguably even worse.

Sad, sad, sad, sad, sad, sad, sad, sad, very, very sad little man (and I probably should think of another word other than 'man' there).

Re:And yet, here you are.

[Rotten168]

You think this is a good technical website? They have the occasional good article (which is why I'm here). Of course I have to filter idiots like "kdawson".

BTW, Freerepublic banned me.

Republican Whiners

[BitHive]

I'm a republican*, and it pains me to see you crying foul that the headline mentioned this guy's party affiliation. Would you be complaining about bias if he was a democrat? No? Then shut the fuck up, it just makes us look like insecure partisan whiners. * not a republican

Silly slashdot..

[crabpeople]

"There are idiots on both sides of the aisle. Why would this moron's political alignment be relevant to anyone unless they felt the need to re-enforce their biased opinion of republicans?"

(im re posting this because this "persecution of republicans" seems to be a theme) Its amazing how perspective changes everything. This was posted on numerous websites yesterday with no mention that the guy was a republican. In fact, there was a large debate as to whether it was actually real, or made up by attrition.

Now knowing that it was a republican makes it 1) probably real since I guess he confessed to it and 2) really a whole lot funnier.