Russians are hacking HRC staffer emails

[oberliner]

And disseminating the contents to RW websites.

This ought to be an international scandal.

[msongs]

1. sounds like cyberwarfare and incompetent hrc staffer email system nt

[Hekate]

5. No more "incompetent" than the RNC system and far better than anything Trump is likely to have

Try to understand that. The ONLY reason the DNC and HRC have had this problem is Putin's desire to install Useful Idiot Comrade Trump at the head of our government. In addition, When you look at who has been targeted by Wikileaks, you really have to wonder who they are actually working for.

You think the Russians are NOT hacking the GOP? Why would you ever think that? The old KGB lived to keep files on everyone, just so they could reel them it at their leisure.

Think about it.

[Foggyhill]

2. They're using phishing and social engineering, not really "hacks"; people will click on anything

Most so called "hacks" including those at DNC have started that way.
In fact, almost all information that's gotten out of organisations has been had in that low key way.

I don't get how gullible people are (it frustrates all attempts at security); and yes, I'm an expert on computer security.
I'm the kind of person who actually knows what a real hack is; 99.99% of these are not.

They don't need to be cause it is so easy to trick people in giving their keys away.

It is of course bothersome, cause those phishing attacks are targetted, probably uses
public knowledge of people working there to create good phishing attacks.
Once they've got one account, phishing other accounts becomes much easier.
Eventually, if they stay long enough a place with the level of security 99% of orgs have, they hit
someone with admin access. That's when you get real damage done as they can they can just about anything.

People have to wise up to those techniques, even those who think they're not that important.
They are, they can be used to get through a chain of people to someone eventually very important.

People are such a risk that a secure system must assume people inside will eventually be compromised and
mitigate against such things.

[underahedgerow]

3. So let them. The Clinton Administration has nothing to hide, no scandals and no wrongdoing.

The Clinton admin would be wise to throw in some fun stuff and red herrings, for sure!

[davidn3600]

4. OK. What exactly do you propose we do? Go to war with Russia?

I'm rather certain the CIA and NSA have been hacking into their systems for years too.

What goes around comes around.

[Hekate]

6. I'm sure this is rattling CIA-equivalents around the world

Hillary is smart: cyber warfare is already underway, but it is by nature clandestine and we won't be hearing much about how it's going unless something big happens.

[oberliner]

7. It seems like there would have to be actions that can be taken other than going to war

The US cannot just say that our elections can be hacked by foreign entities without some kind of consequence.