US Govt Data Shows Russia Used Outdated Ukrainian PHP Malware

Re:US Govt Data Shows Russia Used Outdated Ukrainian PHP Mal... by Lintaris on Sunday January 01, 2017 @04:47AM (#13295257)

Someone around the GOP could merely have hired a hacker from Eastern Europe or Russia specifically to do the hacking.

I find it troubling that this avenue was not explored.

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Re:US Govt Data Shows Russia Used Outdated Ukrainian PHP Mal... by grzm on Sunday January 01, 2017 @04:48AM (#13295261)

I find it troubling that this avenue was not explored.

What indication do you have that it wasn't?

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Re:US Govt Data Shows Russia Used Outdated Ukrainian PHP Mal... by Natsu on Sunday January 01, 2017 @05:12AM (#13295307)

If we're going to speculate, I'd say Kim Dotcom is more suspicious based on his tweets. I thought he tweeted some statements indicating foreknowledge of certain leaks, but I never investigated it carefully.

EDIT: I'm certainly not claiming he did anything, I read this as just sour grapes, but look for yourself at a sample - http://imgur.com/a/zv174

EDIT 2: This is more like it - https://www.bloomberg.com/politics/articles/2015-05-14/kim-d...

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Re:US Govt Data Shows Russia Used Outdated Ukrainian PHP Mal... by shimon_e on Sunday January 01, 2017 @07:04AM (#13295504)

I don't know why OP is being down voted. Kim Dotcom tweeted he had early access to the leaks. It feels like a more plausible theory to me than the one the Obama administration is pushing. He announced his attention to be "an Internet Freedom fighter" and "Hillary's worse nightmare in 2016" back in 2014.

Look at this tweet from 10 hours ago: "My old hacker firm Data Protect hacked 100% of its clients." https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/815373371001028608

Another tweet from a few days ago claiming: "I know with 100% certainty that @Russia & @PutinRF_Eng had nothing to do with Clinton related election hacks!" https://twitter.com/KimDotcom/status/814593453963083776

It surely seems like Kim Dotcom wants people to think he is involved.

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Re:US Govt Data Shows Russia Used Outdated Ukrainian PHP Mal... by Natsu on Sunday January 01, 2017 @01:24PM (#13296641)

There's always heavy downvoting in these threads. Look for interesting discussion to upvote to counter.

Thanks for those tweets, yes, he has done a lot of things that make him at least suspicious. I wouldn't take him seriously at all if not for the fact that he predicted some of this.

Incidentally, for those mentioning McAfee, I see no reason to take that guy seriously, nor am I presently aware of him displaying any foreknowledge of any of this.

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Re:US Govt Data Shows Russia Used Outdated Ukrainian PHP Mal... by Natsu on Sunday January 01, 2017 @12:47PM (#13296474)

That is, indeed, quite probable. But he did predict that Wikileaks would be a problem for her. That's non-specific enough that he could've been lucky.

But as long as we're wondering who might've leaked what, you have to admit that he's at least suspicious. He has had a longstanding grudge against them and I can totally imagine him hiring some hacker group.

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