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Republican Aide Tries to Hire Hackers

Posted by Zonk on from the hack-it-yourself-like-the-rest-of-us dept.

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.'"

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  1. Re:Hilarious by Sazarac · · Score: 0, Troll

    and generally despicable people getting into office. Perfect. I just wish there was a way to spell "despicable" more like how Daffy Duck said it. i.e., with more saliva spraying.
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  2. LOL, give him an "A" in ethics while you're at it by swschrad · · Score: 0, Troll

    what a fool. just another family-friendly republican with all the answers on how to make your life better, I'm sure.

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  3. Would we be reading this if he were a democrat? by laing · · Score: 1, Troll

    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?

  4. Re:Ah, it's a Republican, Slashdot goes on the att by CaptainTux · · Score: 0, Troll
    when the convicted perp is a Democrat stealing national security documents, it is not worthy of a story!

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  5. Why Mention That the Aide is Republican? by TheCrayfish · · Score: 1, Troll

    How does mentioning the political affiliation of the aide in question illuminate this story? It seems more likely that the poster included this bit of trivia as a means of reinforcing stereotypes.

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