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cmiles

Member since Dec 10, 2016 at 4:07 PM

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  • MoviesMoviesRecommend some feel good / gentle comedy movies?Jan 08 at 2:46 PM

    "Dummy" with was funny and entertaining. http://m.imdb.com/title/tt0246592/

  • NewsNewsRussia challenges US to prove campaign hacking claims or shut upDec 16, 2016 at 2:54 PM

    I hear what you're saying, but taking action against Russia is a big deal to me. I'd like to see some proof from the US intelligence agencies. They have been wrong in the past, most notably in the case of the Sony hack (attributing it to North Korea).

    Personally, I have a very real fear that their proof will boil down to circumstantial technical details that are being stretched for political reasons. Attributing these hacks purely on a technical basis (log files, etc., from infected machines) is very difficult and seldom conclusive.

  • PoliticsPoliticsTrump, Mocking Claim That Russia Hacked Election, at Odds with G.O.P.Dec 11, 2016 at 3:51 PM

    That sounds like a reasonable first step. I did find an article that has some detail on the DNC breaches and they are pretty sure the intruders gained access via a phishing attack that looked like a GMail account reset message.

    https://www.emptywheel.net/2016/12/10/evidence-prove-russian-hack/

    The attacks on the largest US political parties is bad, for sure, but it sounds like they could be doing more on the security front.

  • NewsNewsU.S. intelligence agencies have "high confidence" Russia acted covertly to help Trump in election, officials saidDec 11, 2016 at 1:15 PM

    Fair enough, you are correct that this article decides that Guccifer2 works for the Russia government . Still, the details seem circumstantial (they use the Russian EliteVPN service) and there are some links in mail headers to Russia organizations. IMHO, this doesn't seem strong enough to me to claim the Russian state hacked the DNC or RNC.

    For me, personally, I am opposed to the CIA saying it is true because they said so and thinking it's okay not to release any corroborating evidence. Likewise I'm disappointed with the news media letting them get away with it. Lastly, it strikes me that poor security on the part of the DNC and the RNC is the real problem.

  • NewsNewsU.S. intelligence agencies have "high confidence" Russia acted covertly to help Trump in election, officials saidDec 11, 2016 at 12:53 PM

    This article has a lot of detailed information on Guccifer2 (who claims to have leaked the DNC emails) but has to stop short of attributing his actions to the Russian government. If the CIA is so sure, one wonders why they don't provide some information to make this link solid.

    I've also read that phishing emails designed to look like GMail password resets were involved and that this gambit can be attributed to the Russian state as they use this tactic often. This sounds pretty weak to me.

    https://www.emptywheel.net/2016/12/10/evidence-prove-russian-hack/

  • PoliticsPoliticsTrump, Mocking Claim That Russia Hacked Election, at Odds with G.O.P.Dec 11, 2016 at 7:57 AM

    I am frustrated that the root problem, security practices, isn't being talked about. I did a little hunting around and I couldn't find anything of substance covering who manages security (at the campaings, the DNC and RNC) or even how seriously they take security. Articles about Clinton's "private e-mail server" state or strongly imply that her security was an afterthought.

    Maybe if we had some more details on how these breaches occurred, steps could be taken to prevent more in the future. Maybe the CIA really does know more than they are saying but their secrecy certainly isn't helping these agencies protect their data.

  • NewsNewsU.S. intelligence agencies have "high confidence" Russia acted covertly to help Trump in election, officials saidDec 10, 2016 at 4:32 PM

    I don't understand why they don't release something tangible. The media has been winding itself up over "fake news", then expects us to trust the CIA on what seems like a pretty big deal. I'm sure there are lots of smart, intelligent and well-meaning people at the CIA but they've been wrong on exactly by this type of thing before.

    http://https://www.wired.com/2014/12/evidence-of-north-korea-hack-is-thin/

  • ImzyImzyTell us a bit about yourself! If you could pack up your bags and vacation right now, where would you go? Tell us why!Dec 10, 2016 at 4:19 PM

    Bruges, it looks beautiful and is full of medieval architecture.

    https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bruges

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