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Obama, McCain Campaigns Both Hacked, Files Compromised
dunezone writes "As the election ends, news is coming out from both campaigns on what happened behind closed doors. During the summer, the Obama campaign had their systems hacked, but so did McCain — and not by each other, but by a third party. '... both the FBI and the Secret Service came to the campaign with an ominous warning: "You have a problem way bigger than what you understand," an agent told Obama's team. "You have been compromised, and a serious amount of files have been loaded off your system." The following day, Obama campaign chief David Plouffe heard from White House chief of staff Josh Bolten, to the same effect: "You have a real problem ... and you have to deal with it." The Feds told Obama's aides in late August that the McCain campaign's computer system had been similarly compromised.'"
Also from the article: "Officials at the FBI and the White House told the Obama campaign that they believed a foreign entity or organization sought to gather information on the evolution of both camps' policy positions — information that might be useful in negotiations with a future administration."
they believed a foreign entity or organization sought to gather information on the evolution of both camps' policy positions--information that might be useful in negotiations with a future administration."
"they believed a foreign entity or organization sought to gather information on the evolution of both camps' policy positions--information that would be entirely useless once the winner back pedals on all campaign promises made."
Fixed that for them.
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During the summer the Obama campaign had their systems hacked, but so did McCain - and not by each other but a third party.
Bob Barr or Cynthia McKinney?
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...Carly Fiorina worked on McCain's campaign.
When posed the question of how one might respond to cyberattacks on their own websites, the following responses were gathered:
McCain: My friends, I've been around the block a few times. I know what it's like to be hacked. I know what it's like to be crippled, to be seized by foreign powers and pried for information. My friends, I've been there, not 30 years ago I was......Internet? What's that now? Oh, like the tubes...
Obama: There is no classified data on those servers. There never was. I will not hide information from the people of America. I will not hide my concerns from foreign powers. We are a nation built on freedom and that includes freedom of information. If they want to know our bathroom schedules, we will let them know. Yes we can. If they want to know where I park my car in the afternoon, I will tell them. Yes we can. If they want to know the route my daughter takes to school...
Palin: Dog gone it, how am I going to know when my next hair appointment is? Oh, it's still there? But you said they stole it. Could we go back to the part just after, "You're my vice presidential choice"? I've been a little confused since then.
Stevens: You ask me if they'll get away with this? I'll tell you. "NO!!"
Bush: Thank Christ the Lord I am done with this job. Next question...
No, not the fake ones they publish. The secret ones they don't publish. The plans for world domination. The ones containing the election script written two years ago by the Illuminati's dictator for life: Ron Paul.
Well.. maybe. Or Maybe not. But Definitely not sort of.
Seriously, what information do they have?
National secrets? Launch codes? Pictures of Britney's crotch?
Yeah, advise them to lock down their system, but for crying out loud, stop acting like every computer breach and tress[pass is the end of the civilized world.
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Why would a guy who is just learning to get online, himself, care ?
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It's a good thing McCain doesn't know how to use a computer!
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95% of the unauthorized http accesses and port scans to my PC at home are from China. Go figure.
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Obama seems to have somehow slipped through the vetting process. It's common knowledge that politicians should not have an independently functioning brain with an ability to grasp the overall picture. Did no one interview this guy to make sure he could be swayed by a $600/hr lobbiest in an expensive suit, or by advisers with hidden agendas? This, my fellow Americans, can lead to no good outcomes. Applying common sense and logic in this fashion will surely grind Washington D.C. to a halt.
Mark my words...this fool will be making decisions which will utterly confound both major parties. The only thing I can't determine is whether they'll strip his flesh like a school of piranhas or end up following him off the cliff of common sense. :-)
Is it just my observation, or are there way too many stupid people in the world?
Feds: Hey you've been hacked... trust us, we know
Campaign: Um, so how do you know that?
Feds: They removed our backdoors
Campaign: Oh... right... so what are you going to do about it?
Feds: We only investigate if you reported it, but WE reported it to YOU, so YOU have to investigate it. See how that works?
Campaign: *grumble*
Sounds about right.
In short it means that these institutions guard the campaign parties and monitor their internet.
Or it means that somebody hacked into Obama's account and tried to sell the info to the White House, and somebody else hacked into McCain's account and tried to bribe the White House...
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Yeah -- but there's always that 1/10th of 1% that have the opposite reaction to the Pax....