New leaked NSA report details Russian hacking effort days before 2016 election - Polidicks

[t]https://i.imgur.com/dGiSNd7.jpg[/t] [url]https://theintercept.com/2017/06/05/top-secret-nsa-report-details-russian-hacking-effort-days-before-2016-election/[/url] [quote]RUSSIAN MILITARY INTELLIGENCE executed a cyberattack on at least one U.S. voting software supplier and sent spear-phishing emails to more than 100 local election officials just days before last November’s presidential election, according to a highly classified intelligence report obtained by The Intercept. The top-secret National Security Agency document, which was provided anonymously to The Intercept and independently authenticated, analyzes intelligence very recently acquired by the agency about a months-long Russian intelligence cyber effort against elements of the U.S. election and voting infrastructure. The report, dated May 5, 2017, is the most detailed U.S. government account of Russian interference in the election that has yet come to light. While the document provides a rare window into the NSA’s understanding of the mechanics of Russian hacking, it does not show the underlying “raw” intelligence on which the analysis is based. A U.S. intelligence officer who declined to be identified cautioned against drawing too big a conclusion from the document because a single analysis is not necessarily definitive. The report indicates that Russian hacking may have penetrated further into U.S. voting systems than was previously understood. It states unequivocally in its summary statement that it was Russian military intelligence, specifically the Russian General Staff Main Intelligence Directorate, or GRU, that conducted the cyber attacks described in the document:[/quote]

From Reddit: [Quote] This story is coming out just in time to ask NSA director Rogers about it in his open hearing on Weds 6/7 [/Quote] [editline]5th June 2017[/editline] Also before others call it fake, the NSA asked to redact certain elements.

How much more fucking proof do we need.

[QUOTE=The Rifleman;52316082]How much more fucking proof do we need.[/QUOTE] Don't need more proof. It need to be verified, and we need people with the actual balls to take the first steps towards removing Trump's and his partners-in-crime's arses from office.

[IMG]http://i.imgur.com/e2bXwiu.png[/IMG] Now they've gone [I]too[/I] far. :blaze:

I think one of the best things I've ever learned is how to right click on my emails and check the path it took. Half the time when the phishing scam is really good, it seems to trace through a .ru server.

[QUOTE=elixwhitetail;52316118]Now they've gone [I]too[/I] far. :blaze:[/QUOTE] To arms, comrades!

[QUOTE=The Rifleman;52316082]How much more fucking proof do we need.[/QUOTE] There isn't ever enough when the leader of a personality cult matters more than the testimony of top government intelligence officials.

Update: the person who leaked this report appears to have been caught and arrested by the FBI [media]https://twitter.com/markberman/status/871838627940241412[/media] [url]https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-government-contractor-georgia-charged-removing-and-mailing-classified-materials-news[/url]

[url=https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-government-contractor-georgia-charged-removing-and-mailing-classified-materials-news]The person who leaked this may have been arrested[/url] damn you bob, ninja'd

[QUOTE=The Rifleman;52316082]How much more fucking proof do we need.[/QUOTE] It doesn't matter. Even once it becomes clear, beyond all reasonable shadow of a doubt, that Donald Trump seized power through acts of treason, in collusion with the government of a hostile foreign nation, utilizing acts of cyber warfare as their primary vehicle, his supporters will simply switch tracks from calling it a liberal conspiracy, to arguing that Russia is actually the good guy in all this and that Trump was just doing what was necessary to "Make America Great Again." There's no reason, no logic. It's cult support. No matter what happens, Trump's people will find a way to delude themselves into thinking that it's somehow a good thing. I've long stop hoping for a moment in which Trump's core supporters will finally say, "oh, shit. Maybe this is a bad thing," because that's [I]never[/I] going to happen.

[I]A Narcissist's Prayer[/I] That didn't happen. And if it did, it wasn't that bad. And if it was, that's not a big deal. [B]And if it is, that's not my fault.[/B] <- Now arriving And if it was, I didn't mean it. And if I did... You deserved it.

[QUOTE=Bob The Knob;52316269]Update: the person who leaked this report appears to have been caught and arrested by the FBI [media]https://twitter.com/markberman/status/871838627940241412[/media] [url]https://www.justice.gov/opa/pr/federal-government-contractor-georgia-charged-removing-and-mailing-classified-materials-news[/url][/QUOTE] As much as it sucks for leaker, this now only proves the validity of the report. People want names behind leakers, and this is what happens when they get found.

[QUOTE=KillerJaguar;52316376]People want names behind leakers, and this is what happens when they get found.[/QUOTE] I can't believe the press is this stupid. I can't believe that they're willing to throw the source under the bus instead of possibly keeping it for more juicy information down the line. It's probably not just the press either, but JESUS CHRIST WHY

[QUOTE=chipsnapper2;52316430]I can't believe the press is this stupid. I can't believe that they're willing to throw the source under the bus instead of possibly keeping it for more juicy information down the line. It's probably not just the press either, but JESUS CHRIST WHY[/QUOTE] No one threw anyone under the bus, that tweet details how the FBI found them through some pretty basic investigative work [editline]5th June 2017[/editline] [QUOTE=Big Dumb American;52316294]It doesn't matter. Even once it becomes clear, beyond all reasonable shadow of a doubt, that Donald Trump seized power through acts of treason, in collusion with the government of a hostile foreign nation, utilizing acts of cyber warfare as their primary vehicle, his supporters will simply switch tracks from calling it a liberal conspiracy, to arguing that Russia is actually the good guy in all this and that Trump was just doing what was necessary to "Make America Great Again." There's no reason, no logic. It's cult support. No matter what happens, Trump's people will find a way to delude themselves into thinking that it's somehow a good thing. I've long stop hoping for a moment in which Trump's core supporters will finally say, "oh, shit. Maybe this is a bad thing," because that's [I]never[/I] going to happen.[/QUOTE] IIRC Nixon still had ~20% support even after the [U]entire[/U] Watergate scandal had come to light and impeachment was being pursued. [url=https://fivethirtyeight.com/features/donald-trumps-base-is-shrinking/]Trump's base is shrinking[/url] and real supporters [I]are[/I] abandoning him, but no, it's never going to hit zero Congress was Democratic during Watergate, too. It really could all depend on 2018

This just looks like a diagram of how Phishing works. It's not hard to do, and faking emails is especially easy. I can't see how this would be top secret

[QUOTE=proboardslol;52316531]This just looks like a diagram of how Phishing works. It's not hard to do, and faking emails is especially easy.[/QUOTE] Because it is "easy", it is not heinous? [quote]I can't see how this would be top secret[/quote] Ah, I see what you were getting at now. The Top Secret is that it happened and what specifically happened and to where. It's Top Secret due to sensitivity not due to it containing 'a hash key which breaks encryptions' and whatnot. The existence of our drone program is still classified as top secret, iirc. If your elections do get hacked, it's probably not the greatest idea to spread around that they're easily hackable before you get around to figuring out exactly what happened and how to prevent it in the future.

[QUOTE=Firgof Umbra;52316533]Because it is easy, it is not heinous?[/QUOTE] No, it's heinous. You'd be hard pressed to find someone as anti-Putin/Russia as me, but I'm just saying this isn't really a big leak

[quote]I'm just saying this isn't really a big leak[/quote] It is a huge leak, regardless of how the hack was achieved. The mere existence of publically available evidence that testifies that there were known attempts to pervert the election is a big story. Until now, we've had anonymous sources and folks testifying to the effect that there was 'interference' but what interference there was, specifically, remained unstated. Additionally, because the evidence that backed those testimonies was not publicly available, it was much easier to deny that it 'wasn't happening' and to handwave it as a witch-hunt/conspiracy. It just got a lot harder to deny it on any front now that this information is out in the open and this can now stand against official statements that it 'never happened' or that there 'was no interference'. We've evolved from 'he said she said' to 'bald-faced lies'.

Here's the important takeaway: phishing works on the assumption that you use the same passwords across sites. All it takes is one weak website to steal the password for a more secure website. If you use the same website for your facebook account as you do for facepunch, that hack last year with facepunch exposed your facebook account. Similarly, some IT worker at the state department, DNC, etc. that used the same password for their work email as their steam account got phished. Had they observed proper password security requirements, this wouldn't be a problem. If you're a business owner or manager of some kind, here's what you can do: Require difficult passwords for your employees. generate one randomly and have your employees use a password keeper. Or, you can use a SecurID.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;52316578]Here's the important takeaway: phishing works on the assumption that you use the same passwords across sites. All it takes is one weak website to steal the password for a more secure website. If you use the same website for your facebook account as you do for facepunch, that hack last year with facepunch exposed your facebook account. Similarly, some IT worker at the state department, DNC, etc. that used the same password for their work email as their steam account got phished. Had they observed proper password security requirements, this wouldn't be a problem. If you're a business owner or manager of some kind, here's what you can do: Require difficult passwords for your employees. generate one randomly and have your employees use a password keeper. Or, you can use a SecurID.[/QUOTE] While it's good practice, this tip is less relevant here. This campaign phishes against gmail account access. [B]Email accounts are the absolute #1 single point of failure to any person's personal security.[/B] Think about how you reset your password on all of those important accounts you have. Think about how you get notified that your password was reset. What could you do if someone gained access to your email and then deleted the password reset emails as they came? By the time you figure it out it's probably too late. Also security questions don't help because they're likely horribly simple if you were already the target of a nation-state actor.

[QUOTE=proboardslol;52316531]This just looks like a diagram of how Phishing works. It's not hard to do, and faking emails is especially easy. I can't see how this would be top secret[/QUOTE] Read [url=https://www.documentcloud.org/documents/3766950-NSA-Report-on-Russia-Spearphishing.html#document/p1]the actual report[/url]. The new information is that despite President Obama's attempts to dissuade Russia, they [I]did[/I] continue hacking and [I]did[/I] try to fuck up the actual vote count itself

The document is clearly marked Five Eyes. I would have expected the leak to come from them.

[QUOTE=download;52317018]The document is clearly marked Five Eyes. I would have expected the leak to come from them.[/QUOTE] [url]https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/jun/05/russia-us-election-hack-voting-system-nsa-report?CMP=share_btn_link[/url] It looks like it was a contractor in Georgia. The IC will be Trump's downfall. The people with the intelligence and information know all about his collusion. These leaks are intentional; the FBI needs evidence, and more importantly public backing. by leaking these telling but not indulgent documents, the public gets to see a summary of the evidence which influences their opinion

I wish there was an honest discussion to be had between one side and the other but at this point we know there's no honesty to come out of any discussion had with the other side at this point.

[QUOTE=HumanAbyss;52319414]I wish there was an honest discussion to be had between one side and the other but at this point we know there's no honesty to come out of any discussion had with the other side at this point.[/QUOTE] The combination of the cult personality with Trump and FOX News/Breitbart/Infowars propaganda made them this way.

[QUOTE=Gbps;52316662]While it's good practice, this tip is less relevant here. This campaign phishes against gmail account access. [B]Email accounts are the absolute #1 single point of failure to any person's personal security.[/B] Think about how you reset your password on all of those important accounts you have. Think about how you get notified that your password was reset. What could you do if someone gained access to your email and then deleted the password reset emails as they came? By the time you figure it out it's probably too late. Also security questions don't help because they're likely horribly simple if you were already the target of a nation-state actor.[/QUOTE] 2 factor authentication text message to your phone. even if they tried to reset your number they would have to send it to your phone. NOW the problem is indian customer support has been known to just reset this too and let hackers give them fake numbers to redirect everything to

[QUOTE]An Augusta woman charged with leaking classified information was indicted by a federal grand jury on one count, but prosecutors said they are likely to add more. She entered a not-guilty plea. The judge denied bond. [B]Based on evidence seized from her home, federal prosecutors detailed Winner's alleged plans to burn down the White House and travel to Afghanistan, pledging her allegiance to the Taliban. [/B] Prosecutors said a phone call to her sister expressed Winner’s confidence in how to play the court during her bond hearing. “I’m pretty, white and cute,” she allegedly told her sister. Prosecutors said Winner told her sister she would braid her hair and cry in court. Prosecutors said she also instructed family members to transfer $30,000 into her mother’s account so she’d appear poor enough for a court-appointed attorney. [/QUOTE] [URL="http://www.wsbtv.com/news/local/prosecutors-alleged-nsa-leaker-wanted-to-burn-the-white-house-down/531327849"]Updates[/URL] Bitch is crazy