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Re:Global cyber attack that left U.S. flag on screens by emodendroket on Sunday April 08, 2018 @08:11AM (#16785787)
Based on the information that has been presented to the public the case looks quite weak. For reasons I think should be obvious, I'm not willing to simply take the CIA's conclusions on the assumption that they have some secret evidence I haven't seen.
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Re:Global cyber attack that left U.S. flag on screens by akhilcacharya on Sunday April 08, 2018 @04:29PM (#16788169)
I take the CIA at their word because the alternatives are even more absurd.
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Re:Global cyber attack that left U.S. flag on screens by emodendroket on Sunday April 08, 2018 @08:38PM (#16789395)
Why would it be "absurd" for it to be anyone other than Russian intelligence?
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Re:Global cyber attack that left U.S. flag on screens by akhilcacharya on Sunday April 08, 2018 @09:47PM (#16789718)
The other "theory" is the idea that the Clintons had Seth Rich killed or that it was another "insider" "mad about Bernie" even though he lost by several million votes.

So yes, it is absurd.

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Re:Global cyber attack that left U.S. flag on screens by emodendroket on Monday April 09, 2018 @08:41AM (#16792461)
I don't find the insider risk idea hard to believe. The primary stuff is still an open wound, and you could also easily imagine someone disgruntled for more prosaic reasons (e.g., passed over for a promotion). The fact is we have very little evidence for any of these ideas, and I, for one, don't find it reasonable to conclude that it is therefore obviously the fault of the Russians, especially given how unhinged and paranoid rhetoric about Russia has gotten.
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