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Re:Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons by pyrale on Thursday June 29, 2017 @01:27PM (#14665096)
> SWAT-ing of a country

Iraq comes to mind, although the forged information came from the invading country's own services.

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Re:Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons by marcosdumay on Thursday June 29, 2017 @02:16PM (#14665592)
That should come as a hint that state actors are not the only ones capable of deploying informational weapons.
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Re:Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons by pjc50 on Thursday June 29, 2017 @02:10PM (#14665527)
I think Ahmed Chalabi played a key role there as well, and there are suggestions that he was an Iranian agent.
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Re:Hacks Raise Fear Over N.S.A.’s Hold on Cyberweapons by cuckcuckspruce on Thursday June 29, 2017 @04:03PM (#14666409)
There's no denying that Ahmed Chalabi was an Iranian agent of influence, but whether he was working for the Iranian clandestine services is unknown.
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