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The US Government Has Amassed Terabytes of Internal WikiLeaks Data (gizmodo.com)
An anonymous reader shares an excerpt from a Gizmodo report, written by national security reporter and transparency activist Emma Best: Late last year, the U.S. government accidentally revealed that a sealed complaint had been filed against Julian Assange, the founder of WikiLeaks. Shortly before this was made public, the FBI reconfirmed its investigation of WikiLeaks was ongoing, and the Wall Street Journal reported that the Department of Justice was optimistic that it would be able to extradite Assange. Soon after, portions of sealed transcripts leaked that implicate WikiLeaks and Assange in directing hackers to target governments and corporations. The charges against Assange have not been officially revealed, though it's plausible that the offenses are related to Russian hacking and the DNC emails. The alleged offenses in the complaint notwithstanding, the government has an abundance of data to work with: over a dozen WikiLeaks' computers, hard drives, and email accounts, including those of the organization's current and former editors-in-chief, along with messages exchanged with alleged Russian hackers about DNC emails. Through a series of search warrants, subpoenas, equipment seizures, and cooperating witnesses, the federal government has collected internal WikiLeaks data covering the majority of the organization's period of operations, from 2009 at least through 2017.
In some instances, the seized data has been returned and allegedly destroyed, such as in the case of David House, a technologist and friend of Chelsea Manning when she famously became a source for WikiLeaks. In others, the seized materials include communications between WikiLeaks and their sources. Some of these discussions show WikiLeaks discussing their other sources and specific identifying details about them. Other seizures gave authorities a deeper view of the internal workings of WikiLeaks, including one of the earliest known seizures of WikiLeaks-related data, executed on December 14, 2010, when the messages and user information of several WikiLeaks-linked Twitter accounts were ordered. This search-and-seizure order included direct messages associated with WikiLeaks and its founder, former Army private first class and WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks editor Rop Gongrijp, former WikiLeaks associate Jacob Appelbaum, and former WikiLeaks associate and Icelandic MP Birgitta Jonsdottir, between November 1, 2009, and the order's execution.
In some instances, the seized data has been returned and allegedly destroyed, such as in the case of David House, a technologist and friend of Chelsea Manning when she famously became a source for WikiLeaks. In others, the seized materials include communications between WikiLeaks and their sources. Some of these discussions show WikiLeaks discussing their other sources and specific identifying details about them. Other seizures gave authorities a deeper view of the internal workings of WikiLeaks, including one of the earliest known seizures of WikiLeaks-related data, executed on December 14, 2010, when the messages and user information of several WikiLeaks-linked Twitter accounts were ordered. This search-and-seizure order included direct messages associated with WikiLeaks and its founder, former Army private first class and WikiLeaks source Chelsea Manning, WikiLeaks editor Rop Gongrijp, former WikiLeaks associate Jacob Appelbaum, and former WikiLeaks associate and Icelandic MP Birgitta Jonsdottir, between November 1, 2009, and the order's execution.
So, did we learn anything new about how the primary was rigged for Hillary?
Bradley Manning was the source for the leaks. He committed treason against his nation and violated his oath. Chelsea Manning was subsequently released from prison by Obama who could not resist some tranny ass.
Bradley Manning committed a crime. The FBI investigates crimes.
Got some cleaning up to do today, Ecuador.
Having some evidence and being able to lawfully use it in a court of law is another issue.
It should be inadmissable, or the warrants found defective(say because blackmail/duress was used). Then there is the case of international domain. Was the constitution upheld - ie American journalists targeted. Something about the doctrine of a fair trial (decent countries with literate judges).
IF its true thay do have all this data (it could be a trick to scare off potential informats) then it will be harder next time, as 500 gig microusb cards travel by person. Undoubtably some data and emails may be false. But other people will have to be investigated. All leads must be followed.
that implicate WikiLeaks and Assange in directing hackers to target governments and corporations.
See, it comes around to the rape charges all over again.
As it is proven again and again the leak was Seth Rich.
They would have nothing to fear from Wikileaks.
Shocking. What else is there to target?
I do not believe in karma. "Funny"=-6. Do good and forbid evil. Yours, Oft-Offtopic Flamebaiting Troll.
Seriously... everything here is a shit-show of long since debunked conspiracy theories, political mudslinging and trolling. There was never any hope of rational conversation on this topic.
Why computers are evil government oppression around the world.
Do more harm than good now. Internet a pipeline of evil into your home.
There's hackers! And hacking! And russians! And russians hacking! And cyber! And cyber hacking! And! And! And!
Unfortunately that's what the majority of the conservative "movement" has morphed into: belligerent, ignorant, treasonous, gullible, conspiracy theorists shouting their rage against everything and everyone who doesn't buy into their increasingly desperate sounding drivel.
How is this news? Anyone can collect data from Wikileaks as that is kind of the point. The fact that this would be considered news is honestly funny.
Democrats are the number one conspiracy theorists with their retarded Russia bullshit. How you stupid do you have to be to believe a $5000 facebook ad buy from some Russian guy swung the election. Get real, you utter morons.
Shut up, n1gger.
I wonder if this includes all the information deleted by Daniel Domscheit-Berg?
"When information is power, privacy is freedom" - Jah-Wren Ryel
Unfortunately that's what the majority of the conservative "movement" has morphed into: belligerent, ignorant, treasonous, gullible, conspiracy theorists shouting their rage against everything and everyone who doesn't buy into their increasingly desperate sounding drivel.
When shit gets real, the conservatives will exterminate faggot scum like you, like the subhuman cockroaches you are.
One bullet per liberal. Are you ready ? Because WE ARE.
News at 11.
You DO realise that "your team" is in charge, right?
When we lefties just say bad things about you or claim to protest when you appear, you're all "Look how violent the left are!!!!".
Fucking snowflakes the lot of you RWNJs.
If it were all nothing burger, why all the successful arrests and judgements by prosecution? Soros making it up again???
And what about your five year long and more bengazi "investigation" that several times found no fault and was just resurrected by you screaming snowflakes? How about pizzagate? Turning frogs gay? Flat eartherism?
Assange revealed that the federal government had plans to attack U.S. elementary schools to kill as many american children as possible, and eat them if there was time.
There's a perfect site to release these leaks!
DEMOCRATS LIKE ROBERT SWAN MUELLER, lol. You Trumptard cowards should hang when Trump does.
Ah, I see. When Anita Sarkeesian goes "It's ALL sexist, it's ALL the patriarchy", she was just aping the idiotic claims of you rightwing nutjobs.
Yeah, this place has become an extremist left-wing haven. I remember when Wikileaks were considered the good guys by this site, but then they went after the DNC and suddenly they were eeeevil.
IF you have nothing to hide etc...
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When shit gets real, the conservatives will exterminate faggot scum like you, like the subhuman cockroaches you are.
How cute, a death threat!
From a no-pussy-getting INCEL no less.
Aww, was someone triggered?
A little too close to home maybe?
Which was it: BELLIGERENT, IGNORANT, TREASONOUS, GULLIBLE, OR CONSPIRACY THEORIST that got you all upset?
What's next You lecture me on the "violent fascist left"?
I'm only scared you'll bore me to death.
Maybe your bad breath could be lethal?
The one thing I know I will not be killed by is your little einsatzgruppen fantasy.
These clowns are part of what your "secret services" do. They attempt to create fake masses echoing their catch phrases, while discouraging honest people to get into it (flooding with lotsa shit, etc.).
No matter whether any laws were technically broken (particularly given the absurd number, impossibility of perfect compliance, and impossibility and imorality of enforcement in a global environment) they are literally irrelevant from a moral perspective. With perfect compliance a free media does not exist nor does a true democracy.
Even if you don't like that the government routinely like daily works to attack people on petty and absurd basis where there are no victims. They undermine people based on politics and upsetting of the establishment and not based on there being actual victims. Mostly its just petty bureaucrats or law enforcement that have a stick up there ass because someone looked at them funny or didn't immediately comply with a demand. However its apparent from the numerous arrests and "investigations" that its all a setup and nothing the government does can be relied on to pass judgement. The FBI and US government is no better than the Chinese morally.
The FBI has attacked people repeatedly with accusations that have little or no foundation in reality. From Ian Freman of Free Talk Live to Jacob Appelbaum to Julian Assange. But those are just a few examples of the hundreds of well known figured attacked for political reasons. Many more thousands are attacked out of petty spite for essentially standing up to or not knowing there place in society. The government is very good and fabricating belief in the public that people did wrong even when there is no real evidence to back it up even. Frequently they will use sex and whip up the social justice warriors to ruin people. However it's not the only tactic and sometimes people do get jailed or are driven to commit suicide.
We need to severely reduce law enforcement and the bureaucracy/government if there is any hope of getting control over the situation, That does mean eliminating the vast majority of government. Think of say actually permanently and honestly shutting down government. Not just temporarily nor permitting 'essential' law enforcement to continue operating. Few of these 'essential' people are really needed outside of certain nuclear and dismantling operations.
Clearly once an opinion is formed it may never change ever, no matter what new evidence or behavior comes forth. Thank you, this confirms the conservative mindset perfectly.
Also notable is the simplistic good and evil dichotomy displayed. No gray areas or nuance for this one.
Why is Wikileaks "going after" anybody? I thought they just posted information because it wants to be free? "Going After" one target or another is not being an impartial information clearing house it's joining the fray. They can no longer claim to be above it all.
Oops sorry, no changes in opinion allowed.
The Russians should have supported him, right?
The opinion changed due to Wikileaks making Saint Hillary look bad, not due to any change in Wikileaks' behaviour.
Imagine if this were the NYT.
Or the Post. Or fox.
Or CNN.
...and you Know this, How exactly?
I should take your opinions as fact... Why again?
Maybe they realized Wikileaks was selectively taking sides, and not behaving like they claimed they would.
Personally my opinion of Wikileaks changed when i realized they didn't care about harming regular little people, dumping deeply personal private info online right along with whatever embarrassing state secrets they found.
My opinion further changed when i realized they were not being an impartial information clearing house they were actors getting involved in attempts to sway outcomes with their own agenda going beyond information wanting to be free.
Sorry i broke your rules: i changed my mind. That how adults react.
Try growing up.
They have relied on force of arms since *WASHINGTON* was president.
Look at the Whiskey Rebellion, Shay's Rebellion, Opening of Japan, Spanish-American War, Mexican American War, placing the Shah in Iran, etc.
America is running on its divine mandate and 'patriotism', not any actual moral high ground, and that blame goes all the way back to the founding fathers, whatever lofty speeches they made to the contrary they eroded the moral high ground with their own actions, excusing it 'in defense of our fair nation'. Not that this is anything special to the US, every country does it, but before you cast the first stone you should make sure you're not casting it at a mirror of yourself, or another 7 years of bad luck be upon you.
You mean by having an Internet tantrum because someone you never met disagreed with you. Nice adulting. I must remember your fine example.
"portions of sealed transcripts leaked that implicate WikiLeaks and Assange in directing hackers to target governments and corporations."
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There are serious charges and would require strong independent verifiable evidence. What exactly is the evidence that Assange in directing hackers to target governments and corporations. An alternative reading of the issue and I produce the evidence below, is that this is part of the strategy by the US deepstate to discredit Wikileaks and Assange:
"The WikiLeaks Threat": An Overview by Palandr Technologies, HBGary Federal, and Berico Technologies
* Security: Need to get to the Swedish document submission server. Need to create doubt about their security and increase awareness that interac6on with WikiLeaks will expose you.
* Feed the fuel between the feuding groups. Disinforma6on. Create messages around ac6ons to sabotage or discredit the opposing organiza6on. Submit fake documents and then call out the error.
* Create concern over the security of the infrastructure. Create exposure stories. If the process is believed to not be secure they are done.
* Cyber attacks against the infrastructure to get data on document submitters. This would kill the project. Since the servers are now in Sweden and France putting a team together to get access is more straightforward.
* Media campaign to push the radical and reckless nature of wikileaks activities. Sustained pressure. Does nothing for the fanatics, but creates concern and doubt amongst moderates.
* Search for leaks. Use social media to profile and identify risky behavior of employees.
* Palantir is broadly deployed throughout the National intelligence and defense communities.
* Comprised of decorated talent with proven analytical expertise from throughout the Armed Forces.
* Traditional responses will fail; we must employ the best investigative team, currently employed by the most sensitive of national security agencies
Who needs patient target practice to perfect their shooting accuracy when they've already got crass profanity and ALL CAPS?
Hey, Dr Evil, perhaps you should order your bullets by the billions, not the millions, based on the above.
.. to not falsify data in their witch hunt.
That Vietnam era 'credibility gap' of the US administration became a 'credibility void' in recent history.
That the US is spying on everyone is not news anymore - that they are spying on Wikileaks is not news.
This headline is just grandstanding - trying to fool the inattentive and further the bogus story regarding Russia hacking the election - while the headlines should be something along the lines of 'US administration destabilising countries around the world using false flag terrorism and lying to the American people'.
Internet tantrum? You're confusing me with the president.
The government that refuses to protect your privacy, now complains their privacy wasn't protected.
Manning, unlike Assange, had a duty to protect government secrets and failed that duty in a serious way but served only 7 years for her crime.
'hackers' who have worked for wikileaks in the last 5 years might have been directed to do things they weren't capable of by a delusional, self-important idiot.
That doesn't actually justify the extradition attempt on said self-important idiot.
Nope he's a ridiculous child as well
Unfortunately that's what the majority of the conservative "movement" has morphed into: belligerent, ignorant, treasonous, gullible, conspiracy theorists shouting their rage against everything and everyone who doesn't buy into their increasingly desperate sounding drivel.
When shit gets real, the conservatives will exterminate faggot scum like you, like the subhuman cockroaches you are.
One bullet per liberal. Are you ready ? Because WE ARE.
By the way How is the greeter job going at WalMart? Good? Hope so!
What did they think the Abyss was going to to?
You went tilting at windmills, found dragons, but did it in a way that you've got no public support.
Good luck with that.