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2016 Postmortem

Loki Liesmith

(4,602 posts) Thu Oct 13, 2016, 01:05 AM Oct 2016

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John Podesta is stupid with cybersecurity.

So his email was just hacked a few weeks ago and tonight his twitter feed was hacked.

Turn on your two factor authentication, John, please.

https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/post-politics/wp/2016/10/12/clinton-campaign-chairman-john-podestas-twitter-account-may-have-been-hacked/

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John Podesta is stupid with cybersecurity. (Original Post) Loki Liesmith Oct 2016 OP

Honestly for a person with his involvement in the government, they should have had experts securing still_one Oct 2016 #1

This message was self-deleted by its author Reiyuki Oct 2016 #2

That should have happened for all senior Democrats OnDoutside Oct 2016 #3

absolutely That is really dropping the ball still_one Oct 2016 #4

I hope the NSA is starting to fight back sturnz0r Oct 2016 #5

still_one

(98,883 posts)

1. Honestly for a person with his involvement in the government, they should have had experts securing

Reply to Loki Liesmith (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 01:26 AM

Oct 2016

his personal security system, with fire walls, data encryption, etc.

Response to still_one (Reply #1)

Reiyuki This message was self-deleted by its author.

OnDoutside

(20,868 posts)

3. That should have happened for all senior Democrats

Reply to still_one (Reply #1)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 02:38 AM

Oct 2016

When this cyber hacking first emerged. Certainly after the first DNC hacks surfaced.

still_one

(98,883 posts)

4. absolutely That is really dropping the ball

Reply to OnDoutside (Reply #3)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 03:34 AM

Oct 2016

sturnz0r

(30 posts)

5. I hope the NSA is starting to fight back

Reply to Loki Liesmith (Original post)

Thu Oct 13, 2016, 05:48 AM

Oct 2016

..install some worms on clinton staff's devices. sit and wait

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