pacino wrote:

ReadingPhilly wrote:random guy from the uk was emailing everyone in the white house pretending to be other people in the white house

jeez, this email security is less than top notch.

As part of a cyber-espionage operation against Hillary Clinton’s 2016 presidential campaign, North Korean hackers compromised email accounts belonging to individuals involved with an East Asia-focused foreign policy advisory group, multiple people familiar with the incident told CyberScoop.

The North Koreans sought to acquire policy documents and other relevant information that may have affected the regime if Clinton were to become president, the sources said. The advisory group’s job was to craft such policies.

The hackers were able to break into the email accounts of employees of at least one prominent D.C.-based think tank; some of which were involved with the East Asia foreign policy advisory group. These individuals occasionally communicated with staff of the Democratic candidate’s official Hillary for America (HFA) campaign, based on an incident response report obtained by CyberScoop and authored by security experts who worked for the presidential campaign.

The attackers used their access to apparently draft convincing spearphishing emails that were then sent to other associates of the campaign. In addition, the North Korean hackers sent phishing emails from random email accounts which were made to look as if they had come from an authentic and familiar address used by one campaign official.

thephan wrote:Marsha Blackburn is a solid WOW. WRT Flake, she said the Prez is fine, but her friend Flake who does not go home to his district is to blame. No one in her district is concerned about any of this nuthin burger (adlibbing the end).

pacino wrote:guy i went to high school with works for Cyber Scoop; they're legit.

slugsrbad wrote:

pacino wrote:guy i went to high school with works for Cyber Scoop; they're legit.

I'm conflicted, I trust Richmond more than most here, but then again, this Pac post has me concerned.

pacino wrote:They've decided to hold hearings in the Senate on healthcare.

traderdave wrote:President Donald Trump told reporters at his second full Cabinet meeting that his administration will be able to take care of North Korea but offered no specifics about what he plans to do. "We will handle North Korea. We are gonna be able to handle them. It will be handled. We handle everything," Trump said after a reporter asked him about his strategy.

Well, I feel better now.


http://www.cnn.com/2017/07/31/politics/ ... index.html

thephan wrote:Ken Cuccinelli, who makes my skin crawl, was on CNN commentating and he was actually sane and reasonable sounding taking good position around the troubles at 1600. What a week, and happy Tuesday.

Two sources close to President Donald Trump said Scaramucci's profane remarks last week to The New Yorker magazine "disgusted" and "offended" some close to the president, including Melania Trump, and — crucially — Ivanka Trump, who had initially advocated for Scaramucci's hiring.

Grotewold wrote:

thephan wrote:Ken Cuccinelli, who makes my skin crawl, was on CNN commentating and he was actually sane and reasonable sounding taking good position around the troubles at 1600. What a week, and happy Tuesday.

There you go Cooch