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2016 Postmortem

YouDig

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33. Yes, that's what I said. He's a social engineerinig hacker who hit some high-profile

Reply to pinebox (Reply #32)

Thu May 5, 2016, 11:31 AM

May 2016

American officials, which is why he is being extradited to the US.

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Some of the many dumb things about the Guccifer story. [View all] YouDig May 2016 OP

I don't put much stock in it. cherokeeprogressive May 2016 #1

I look at the main issue being Sid's was hacked and then her server could be tracked. mmonk May 2016 #2

He hacked his e-mail address. As the OP states that's different than hacking a server. DemocratSinceBirth May 2016 #3

You didn't need to hack Sid's email to get Hillary's email address. YouDig May 2016 #5

I doubt many thought that email address was SoS official business. mmonk May 2016 #8

Any lie about Hillary Clinton will be plausible enough to those deep enough into derangement. IamMab May 2016 #4

It really is derangement on their part. LiberalFighter May 2016 #39

Kick! mcar May 2016 #6

K'n'R ucrdem May 2016 #7

Sigh. Go to the "Smoking Gun" website and search for Guccifer. IdaBriggs May 2016 #9

The internet is full of RW noise. ucrdem May 2016 #10

Is that from the "data is for losers" playbook? Lol! nt IdaBriggs May 2016 #12

That one's been reissued as "Shining Path to Victory." nt ucrdem May 2016 #16

Screenshots of Sid Blumnethal's emails, yes. YouDig May 2016 #11

Guess you'll just have to wait for the FBI report to explain. IdaBriggs May 2016 #14

The extradited him because he is a wanted criminal in the US. YouDig May 2016 #15

For hacking NWCorona May 2016 #18

Yes, for hacking, via social engineering. Hacking other people, not Hillary. YouDig May 2016 #19

A bit. Why what's up? NWCorona May 2016 #20

Just curious if, for example, you understand that "scanning open ports" like Guccifer claimed YouDig May 2016 #21

Of course it doesn't NWCorona May 2016 #22

OK, so Guccifer's explanation of how he got in is bogus. YouDig May 2016 #25

Um pinebox May 2016 #32

Yes, that's what I said. He's a social engineerinig hacker who hit some high-profile YouDig May 2016 #33

I see it as both personally pinebox May 2016 #35

Who was already in jail in Romania. IdaBriggs May 2016 #24

What you have is a conspiracy theory, with no evidence. YouDig May 2016 #26

I believe the term will end up being IdaBriggs May 2016 #30

"I'm not a lawyer but I've watched enough Law & Order..." YouDig May 2016 #31

Probably extradited to establish probable cause unc70 May 2016 #23

Actually, it was because he hacked several high-level US officials. YouDig May 2016 #27

Your OP argued he did not hack Clinton unc70 May 2016 #28

You're right. Because he didn't. YouDig May 2016 #29

Hacked or not, Clinton still has troubles unc70 May 2016 #37

Thanks. Kick. lamp_shade May 2016 #13

K&R! stonecutter357 May 2016 #17

k&r obamanut2012 May 2016 #34

Great post. And I love how you shred the bullshit within this thread as well. SunSeeker May 2016 #36

Thank you for the post! Very informative! Lucinda May 2016 #38

There are a lot of things wrong with what you are saying. bobbobbins01 May 2016 #40

Brute forcing only works in movies, or if you're the NSA. YouDig May 2016 #41

You don't really know what you're talking about. bobbobbins01 May 2016 #42

Hilarious, coming from someone talking about brute forcing through SSH. YouDig May 2016 #43