2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: FULL AUTOPSY statement on Bernie Data Breach [View all]Igel
(35,317 posts)"Eleven states," but one computer system and one interface. I can imagine the following.
One worker--let's call the worker Taylor--tries something and finds that it's possible to access proprietary information. Wrong, but in the spirit of "my privacy is sacred, you don't get privacy" thinking that many seem to like, Taylor decided to run some searches. The thrill of forbidden fruit. Or perhaps it was personal, and he liked putting one over on the enemy. That's always righteous.
Then Taylor can't help pointing out the new-found information to three colleagues--perhaps in the same room, perhaps a text. "Hey, guys, look what I did!" The thrill of narcissism. So then four Bernisians were running the searches.
At some point somebody said, "Hey, what if we're caught?" Or perhaps they had some task to finish and realized lunch was over. Or perhaps their supervisor came in the room and said, "Aren't you supposed to be doing ________?" The fear of getting in trouble.
Suddenly one person gets fired--our "Taylor"--and you get precisely the data on which many base the claim of coordinated and intentional action by the campaign, but without the coordination and intent.