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4Chan Hackers Claim To Have Remotely Wiped John Podesta's iPhone and iPad (gizmodo.com)
An anonymous reader writes from a report via Gizmodo: For the past several days, WikiLeaks has been publishing thousands of emails belonging to Clinton campaign chairman John Podesta -- and the leaks are starting to cause some serious damage. Gizmodo reports: "Many of the leaked emails contained contact info, cell phone numbers, and account data, none of which was redacted by Wikileaks before being posted. With this information accessible to anyone with the time and energy to read through it all, users on 4chan's /pol/ (politically incorrect) board were able to gain access to Podesta's Twitter account, tweeting a message in support of Trump. Imageboard posters also stumbled on an email containing Podesta's Apple ID -- and appear to have exploited it. 'iPad/iPhone info and data wiped out,' a post on Endchan claimed, show screenshots of what seems to be the hacker gaining access to Find My iPhone using Podesta's credentials. If Podesta's Apple ID was compromised, it stands to reason that his iCloud account was similarly vulnerable. And sure enough, Redditor's on r/The_Donald claim Podesta's iCloud data was downloaded. A hacker known as CyberZeist also appears to have uncovered the passwords to dozens of senators' email addresses, as well as social security numbers and credit card info for many Democrats including Vice President Joe Biden, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, and acting Chair of the DNC Donna Brazile. The information was posted to pastebin.
https://twitter.com/infosec_jackass/status/786357961794785280
Apparently Podesta's password is "password". That's why "the Russians" have all his email, you know.
Have you read my blog lately?
Make sure your password is unbreakable, like 12345
Those damm russians
LEAVE THE DNC ALONE!
I'm surprised John Podesta hasn't been given a security audit by the campaign. Audit as in, replaced phone/email/computers with securely vetted stuff + had a security contractor audit and harden his accounts with better passwords/2factor/cleaning out cross referenced credentials.
Yes, we already saw your attempt to get your new twitter handle some followers... good luck with that.
Yes... quite the rapier wit that InfoSec_jackass has. How does he come up with his material? Bravo, sir.... bravo!
The one-sided nature of the leaks suggests that either Wikieaks has an agenda, or it is the willing accomplice of someone who has an agenda.
In any case, the failure to redact phone numbers and other personal information suggests that Wikileaks cannot really be regarded as a reasonable way to leak data.
Finally, I suspect that the one-sided nature of the leaks is upsetting many people who would otherwise support Wikileaks.
The real "Libtards" are the Libertarians!
Those b-tard trolls on 4chan have always been tools of Putin and the Russian government, and they are trying to tilt the election!
Let's investigate the history of finance links between Moot and the Russians. Has he ever attended FSB (He's not old enough for KGB) training? ;) (for the blindly humor impaired)
Read the emails!
...and so starts WW III
Or maybe it's just a storm in a teacup. Can't say quite yet.
The "Civilized World" jumped the shark ca. 1973.
The last world wars all started because someone wanted something big and important like other countries or the world. You're saying some hacked accounts will start the next? I hate to say this but.....really?
I use "asswordP" myself. they'll never guess ;)
if this is supposed to be a new economy, how come they still want my old fashioned money?
https://archive.4plebs.org/pol/thread/92620359/
https://archive.4plebs.org/pol/thread/92627364/
The sad reality is wikileaks has been infiltrated by Government agents for the purpose of discrediting them.
It's funny all the politicians railing against encryption so they can foil the next terrorist plot.
(or spy on their not-so-loyal significant other(s)).
But when THEY get hacked they'll need some strong encryption to prevent it for themselves.
Because they are big people-- much smarter than us-- that make the world go round.//end of sarcasm
Given the level of discourse it seems inconceivable that any party (other than libertarians) have given 1/2 a thought to what
nefarious legislation the three letter agencies are writing for our own safety after the election.
I can't find any solid evidence of them EVER doing that?
A quick search shows something from the pentagon in 2010 which also has myth debunking stuff saying that never happened.
But these people should remember that these politicians will put a little bit more effort into finding and punishing whoever did this than the average person.
a post on Endchan claimed
Then it probably wasn't 4chan. There are a lot of other sites out there that run on software derived from 2chan and have "chan" in their name. And many of them have their own /pol/. 4chan's /pol/ would rather have a Happening and find real dirt than erase fucking cell phones. And there is zero indication right now that they even know this happened.
<sarcasm>Clearly this is a smear campaign by Reddit!</sarcasm>
Wait, so 4chan are the 400 lb Russian hackers? Add the Milo buyout attempt to the mix and hmmm......
This is irrelevant. Hacked people supposedly got hacked again...
For actual news about the leaks you should go:
https://www.reddit.com/r/DNCleaks
https://www.reddit.com/r/The_Donald/comments/575e37/new_wikileaks_podesta_emails_part_five_673_more/
https://twitter.com/wikileaks
Sample:
Best Podesta leak pair: 1) HRC stating in 2014 that the Saud+Qatar govts fund ISIL and 2) Qatar giving Bill Clinton $1m for 5 minute meeting
ABC Exec Ben Sherwood Pledges "Any and All ABC Platforms" to Help Hillary.
CNN's Donna Brazile, now head of DNC, tipped off Clinton campaign about debate question
Algeria Donated to the Clinton Campaign in order to get off the Terror Watchlist, according to Joe Scarborough
The German side of WWII was started by a false-flag attack on a radio station and a suspicious fire on the Reichstag building. Minor things on their own, but were leveraged into a full invasion of Poland, and well, you know the rest.
Obama has previously declared that cyber intrusions may be dealt with in meatspace with real weapons. Given all the recent hubbub about supposedly russian h4xx0rz, would it truly be beyond reason that this could escalate hidden in plain view?
I used to think the tinfoil brigade were paranoid weirdos, but now I wonder if they were right all along: They are *all* out to get you.
The "Civilized World" jumped the shark ca. 1973.
Who the hell goes twelve hours after learning one of your accounts has been hacked without changing all your passwords? This guy deserved what he got.
--- Keep the choice with the user..
https://twitter.com/wikileaks/status/786653209825861633
No they didn't. We checked that the credentials had already been changed.
> Audit as in, replaced phone/email/computers with securely vetted stuff + had a security contractor audit and harden his accounts with better passwords/2factor/cleaning out cross referenced credentials.
The thing is, if the Clinton team replaced his gear, it would be running off a server in her basement.
Out got the Ds
It would be nice if people trying to make historical comparisons actually had some knowledge of history. First of all, it was five and a half years between the burning of the Reichstag and the invasion of Poland. Second of all, Germany had in fact been planning the Second World War since the 1920s, when the Weimar Republic employed the supposedly disbanded General Staff as "civil servants" so they could spend their days planning for the lightning campaigns that would later become invasions of France and Russia.
The world's burning. Moped Jesus spotted on I50. Details at 11.
A very long time ago, I had a lot of admiration for Julian Assange. The last of that just evaporated completely. At this point, I hope that the Ecuadorian embassy kicks him out so that he can be extradited to the U.S. If Podesta's personal files have indeed been wiped out, I hope the scum who did it get prosecuted as well. No matter which side you are supporting in the election, there is no excuse for that kind of behavior.
My password is ********. Seriously 8 *s, No one will ever guess/
It was Paul Combetta; he was just being thorough.
Just because you're paranoid doesn't mean there isn't an invisible demon about to eat your face
Hacking them and educating them about the risks is a good thing.
Things will get tighter and the laws will get harsher.
Given they've already shown some of the Wikileaks were altered, you need to be careful however. And given that some were released by Russian hackers closely associated with official russian agencies, you need to be even more careful. Trump was already caught quoting a manipulated leaked email.
As more altered emails come out, our ability to trust leaks will be compromised.
She was like chocolate when she drank... semi-sweet at first and then increasingly bitter.
LEAVE THE DNC ALONE!
I'll be glad to leave them alone - as soon as they leave US alone.
Given their past behavior, I doubt they'll EVER do that.
Bantam Dominique roosters crow a four-note song. Once you've heard it as "Happy BIRTHday" you can't NOT hear it that way
Thought you said it best did you. Weird.
I do not want your cheap brainburning drugs. They are useless for work. And I am a working man today.
4chan password is OnMyKneesToHillary4Ever It is extra long, but I think people can guess it now.
What you'll see in the next batch of emails:
staff #1: Shouldn't we do an audit of this stuff
staff #2: The audit would validate RNC message that we don't do security!
staff #3: Agree with #2. The audit would support the opposition, which is counterproductive to the campaign
staff #1: Ok.
Cmon you guys, we know in the USA (and probably elsewhere) that
"For a successful technology, reality must take precedence over public relations, for Nature cannot be fooled."
is always trumped by
https://www.google.com/search?q=confidence+is+more+important+than+intelligence
enough said
No respectable Anon would wipe out all evidence of his actions and involvements. That would be stupid.
Odds are he and his supporters wiped it out, and they are simply blaming Anonymous, in order to save his own ass.
What these assholes do not understand is that someone will perform this same thing on the GOP (Russia has already stolen 21,000 CC numbers from the web store) and the end result is that the people with the power will pass laws - Dems & Rebs alike, laws that will screw over a lot of decent people. They will also elevate the investigation arm & probably start identifying some of these morons who will end up doing hard time for stupid shit.
Wikileaks have lost all semblance of any neutrality. They have in intense anti-America stance, almost an anti-western culture stance. If you look at there releases for the last year. Every single one has to do with America, surprisingly neither Russia nor China have had to worry about them. They only really seem to be interested in embarrassing America. I would not be surprised if it got out that the things released were edited to make things look worse. They stopped being journalists (if they ever were) and instead engage in propaganda.