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Obama, McCain Campaigns Both Hacked, Files Compromised

Posted by timothy on from the nogoodniks-abound dept.

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."

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  1. Should have used linux! by malevolentjelly · · Score: 0, Troll

    Wait, Obama's campaign did use linux. Guess they should've used Solaris, then.

  2. Obama Apologists by introspekt.i · · Score: 0, Troll

    In 5...4...3...2....

  3. Just a Jewish dude... by copponex · · Score: 0, Troll

    http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a4f_1218414290

  4. By 3rd parties ? i dont buy it. by unity100 · · Score: 0, Troll

    The Feds told Obama's aides in late August that the McCain campaign's computer system had been similarly compromised.'

    so fbi, which was turned into a joke by the neocon gop administration by implanting their own people in, went and told obama camp that mccain campaign also got hacked.

    no sir i dont buy it. i dont think it was a third party. 'policy position' is also bullshit, the policy positions of each party is clear, and you dont need to hack any website or get any files to know about it.

    but, if you hack their websites, you can get a lot of information about the donors.

    sounds like neocon filth to me. cataloguing info about donors.

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  5. Re:Or it coult just be /b/tards having a bit of fu by penguin_dance · · Score: 0, Troll

    But did they find out if either campaign used their email for personal reasons?

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