Re:Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack?
by dmitryminkovsky on Thursday July 16, 2020 @10:18PM
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Blackmail yes, totally possible. I’m specifically addressing war though.
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Re:Who’s behind Wednesday’s epic Twitter hack?
by cbzoiav on Friday July 17, 2020 @04:43AM
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A top defence official or the president private messaging someone could contain information able to break diplomatic relations. Obtaining information required to blackmail one could trigger a minor incident which escalates.
Its highly unlikely but far from impossible.