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Russian Hackers Targeted More Than 200 Journalists Globally (apnews.com)
The Associated Press: Russian television anchor Pavel Lobkov was in the studio getting ready for his show when jarring news flashed across his phone: Some of his most intimate messages had just been published to the web. Days earlier, the veteran journalist had come out live on air as HIV-positive, a taboo-breaking revelation that drew responses from hundreds of Russians fighting their own lonely struggles with the virus. Now he'd been hacked. The Associated Press found that Lobkov was targeted by the hacking group known as Fancy Bear in March 2015, nine months before his messages were leaked. He was one of at least 200 journalists, publishers and bloggers targeted by the group as early as mid-2014 and as recently as a few months ago. The AP identified journalists as the third-largest group on a hacking hit list obtained from cybersecurity firm Secureworks, after diplomatic personnel and U.S. Democrats. About 50 of the journalists worked at The New York Times. Another 50 were either foreign correspondents based in Moscow or Russian reporters like Lobkov who worked for independent news outlets. Others were prominent media figures in Ukraine, Moldova, the Baltics or Washington.
who comes up with these crap names?
That's right, there's no evidence that Russian hackers exist, let alone go round hacking journalists or the DNC or anyone at all. President Putin says he doesn't do that kind of thing and his word is good enough for me, even if he did have his fingers crossed at the time.
Tell you what, how about you research how many journalists have been hacked by the CIA and post a separate article here on Slashdot with the details of their nefarious deeds?
Otherwise, your redirection smells of whataboutism.
Yes, but the largest single group in the target list were New York Times reporters (and I assume that many of the other "foreign journalists based in Moscow" were probably American), so I'd say that America is pretty high on Russia's hit list.
James Rosen came to mind quickly, which also referenced the AP journalists that were also targeted at the time.
So, hacking journalists is evil right? Or is it fine since Obama was the one doing it?
So, Ronald Reagan was right with his "Evil Empire", and Barack Obama was a dupe for thinking he could "reset" relations with Russia?
50+ years of "progressive" derision about not trusting Russia was WRONG?
One event - the worst presidential candidate in history losing to the second-worst - invalidates an entire half-century of "progressive" beliefs and actions?
First, the CIA is no fan of trump. Second, Ukraine is our ally.
As a trumpflake who has Putin's cock permanently embedded in your ass, you probably "forgot" those two things.
Ow, my nose! You broke my nose!
On the same day Snowden releases his spy app.
Um, no connection here, nothing to see, move on.
How about Stalin! I heard Putin's great idol was a master of hacking journalists (to death) just like Putin is.
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Hm, I donâ(TM)t think that is accurate comrade
Let's not forget that the Bush Administration was manufacturing the lies in the first place. They wanted the war in the first place.
They stumbled onto the information given out by the informant called "Curveball" and ran with it despite skepticism from the various Intelligence agencies.
Information that proved to be false. Also, they found journalists who were willing to go along with them or wouldn't look to closely at the lies.
All contradictory journalism was condemned. Unfortunately for war supporters, they didn't have the term "fake news" to use.
We are now still enduring the consequence of that rush to war. In a hundred years, historians may well view the 2nd Iraq War as the lead up
to America's decline and fall as a superpower.
And Vladimir Putin is trying to help hurry that decline along!
Why? There have been HUNDREDS in the past few years that have all been ignored, including lying to a FISA court to wiretap an opposition campaign.
However, this comes along and look at all the Trump bashers, when it has nothing to do with Trump.
Rigging an election? That was the DNC primary.
Colluding with Russia during an election? Again Clinton.
Selling Uranium to Russia? Clinton once again.
Spying illegally on US reporters? That was Obama that did it to Rosen and the AP.
I'm noticing a patter here of DNC and Clinton actually doing the things you idiots blame Trump for.
Meanwhile... I will pay $2000 less in taxes next year and NOT have the president calling me deplorable. I think I win.
Past tense? Did they quit "a few months ago" or what? Where exactly did the 200 number come from? Why do
journalists need to be hacked, are they that full of bullshit? Has the technical acuity of the average Slashdot
reader been reduced to the point that they think the "Fancy Bear" threat actor is more important in some way
than any other threat actor or group? What fucking sophistry.
Yes, the U.S. also sometimes does bad things. No, that doesn't excuse Russia.
Lobokov is a Russian journalist who is sometimes critical of the Russian government. How does the *prior probability* that the FSB might want to leak embarrassing information on him compare to the prior probability that the CIA would?
This is typical conspiracy theorist thinking: choose a culprit, and then argue from the *possibility* of their having done it, ignoring that it would actually be against their interests.
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The origins of the Iraq War actually date back to at least the first Bush administration and Kuwait. After Iraq invaded Kuwait and we helped liberate it, many in Bush's administration called on him to keep pushing on into Iraq and topple Saddam Hussein. Bush Sr rightly saw that this would lead to a quagmire and refused to do so. Many of those warmongers found places in Bush Jr's administration and pushed for the Iraq War again after 9-11. This time, unfortunately, the Bush in office wasn't smart enough to see through the lies and approved the Iraq War. Had he been as good as his father, he would have rejected these calls, would have concentrated on Afghanistan and Al Qaeda/the Taliban, and might have ended the conflict much sooner.
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You are just a traitor helping a Vladimir Putin commit crimes and attack our country with the help of his puppet Donald Trump.
Really, you and Moscow Donald are both Russian puppets, and even though you are both dumb you are clearly aware of your role in helping a foreign power attack your country as evidenced by your obvious misdirection to obfuscate Russia's ongoing attacks on our country.
All traitors will pay, and Putin's puppet will server out the rest of his term in a prison cell, like the treason is illegal.
In the past when Russia attacked our country we didn't have any traitors like Donald Trump use their high political office to encourage, reward, and defend Russia's attacks on America.
Even worse, deplorables have taken a short break from promoting bigotry and racism to excuse and defend Trump's treasonous collusion with Russia's attacks on America.
who are probably targetting in the thousands, and not just journalists, but executives, bankers, politicians. Stop talking like little Russia is the global threat when it is and has always been America that we need to watch out for.
Their agents actually work as the news publishers/journalist.
1st amendment something something something... SERIOUSLY, when journalists show integrity again, I'll give a flying FU CK.
MERRY CHRISTMAS!!
Cool! 3rd time the Soros shills have down voted this. How many more?
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by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 22, 2017 @11:18AM (#55789727)
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by Anonymous Coward on Friday December 22, 2017 @12:47PM (#55790445)
The origins of the Sunni/Shia war date back to about the year 850AD.
Prior to the current flare up, it was last seen in the Iran/Iraq war that was managed (stalemated) under Reagan. By the same people that did the 'mideast' for Bush 2.
Getting two enemies (basically Iran backed Shias, and Saudi backed Sunnis) to fight each other is a great outcome. So long as we can keep them fighting and stalemated, they are occupied.
Of course nobody can say this outloud in DC or it doesn't work...
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So you have chosen to obfuscate the Russian attack on our country by posting multiple insane conspiracy theories, and claiming that Obama's mom was a traitor?!
Obama's mother?! Is this somehow related to Trump's racist lies about Obama's birth place. No surprise that racist scumbag turned out to be a traitor...
Meanwhile you ignore and deny Russia's confirmed attack on America.
There is a special place in hell for abject traitors like you and Donald Trump.
At least Donald Trump was paid by Vladimir Putin. What do you get for betraying your nation other than higher taxes and a weakened country?
"House passes first rewrite of nation's tax laws in three decades, providing steep tax cuts for businesses, the wealthy." https://twitter.com/AP/status/...
Exactly a DNC talking point, which the AP has no problem toeing the party line.
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Yeah, sure - let's just get our news from Russia's propaganda outlets like Moscow Donald and the deplorable traitors who support his collusion with Russia's attacks on America.
My tax cut, about 20%. DJT's tax cut, about 50%.
Just because everyone is saying the same thing does not make it a conspiracy.
Many of those warmongers found places in Bush Jr's administration and pushed for the Iraq War again after 9-11. This time, unfortunately, the Bush in office wasn't smart enough to see through the lies and approved the Iraq War. Had he been as good as his father, he would have rejected these calls, would have concentrated on Afghanistan and Al Qaeda/the Taliban, and might have ended the conflict much sooner.
And let's not forget, that while the republicans were purging those neocons out of the party, the democrats were welcoming them with open arms. Hugh Hewitt, David Frum, and so on are very happily welcomed by the progressives and democrats as tea party groups were busy purging them.
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"would lead to a quagmire and refused to do so"
This is 100% bullshit but typical of those who neither understand or are willing to do the slightest amount of investigation into the subject. Marching into Baghdad and anywhere else in the country that wasn't already occupied by coalition military units would have created no "quagmire". Unless you consider the "highway of death" a quagmire. Bush stopped because he didn't want the "international coalition" to fracture. That was the worst decision a US President has made since Bill Clinton tried to re-define sex. Bush's mistake was not flattening Iraq to the point where there would not have been enough people still walking around to create any resistance groups. And for giving two shits about an "international coalition", whose job was basically holding photo-ops way behind the front lines. The only other country who contributed any meaningful military power was Britain. And Britain's support was there because they faced total defeat once before and understand the importance of making sure they allie with the most powerful country they can find for the ultimate security insurance. And for the US decision to halt the hostilities to assuage the "international community" sensibilities they US and Iraqi citizens got shafted. It was the "international community" who actively assisted Sadaam Hussein in violating every single line item on the Iraqi surrender agreement. The 2003 war would never had happened if the US sealed the deal in the first Iraqi war and if the "international community" had not went out their way to rape the oil for food program to supply the Iraqi government with hard cash which was spent building palaces instead of food. However, the "international community" are finally getting their just rewards after Trump was elected. A US President's open disdain for the "international community" is long overdue. And Trump would have never won the election if there were not a sizeable number of US voters who also hold the "international community" in contempt. Trump has a way of reminding the world that they need the US a hell of a lot more than the US needs them. Trump announces the US recognizes Jerusalem as the capital of Israel and the Palestinians announce they no longer want the US involved in negotiating a peace settlement. I would say this is a big win for the US. The US loses a meaningless UN vote on the matter while reminding those who voted against the US that any US foreign aid coming there way may be effected. And then the US unanimously wins a binding vote in the UN Security council to
pile on further sanctions for NK.
Your ignorance of the connections between Fancy Bear and Snowden is your problem, not mine.
Last year, I farted. So did President Trump.
Collusion!!!
$2K in tax savings won't offset the added $8K/yr I'm forced to pay for the ACA. That's addition to what I was paying before. Zero health issues. Zero medications. 38% increase from 2017 to 2018.
THAT is why I voted against Hillary. Actually, I was a **never** Trump person, but I was a NEVER-AGAIN Clinton person since the mid-90s.
I had hopped that Trump would have stepped down by now. He doesn't want the job. He just wanted to hype that he was "the bestestestest president E-V-A-R!"
But we all know - his farts smell.
and I'll start to give a sh!t. MERRY CHRISTMAS!!