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Re:U.S. government accuses Russia of hacking campaign to inf... by tajen on Saturday October 08, 2016 @04:34AM (#12666175)
Except, maybe China retrieved the emails, but was more careful to leave no trace and didn't say it. Which means they can have been used in order to blackmail people against the interest of the United States, without us knowing, which makes whoever didn't secure the server a treator.

What would you say if a guard let a foreign spy walk into the pentagon? Blame the spy?

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Re:U.S. government accuses Russia of hacking campaign to inf... by akhilcacharya on Saturday October 08, 2016 @09:03AM (#12666819)
>What would you say if a guard let a foreign spy walk into the pentagon? Blame the spy?

Yes, you don't get immunity from espionage if the job was easy.

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