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[quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=Anonymous][quote=jsteele][quote=jsteele]Here is the joint report that details the Russian hacking:

https://www.us-cert.gov/sites/default/files/publications/JAR_16-20296.pdf
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Now that I've read the report, it is completely useless and provides no information of value. The report urges network administrators to check their logs for certain IP addresses, but then doesn't provide any addresses. The report is basically a fancy graphic and a list of best practices. It does nothing to confirm the hackers were Russian.

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Jeff, it says "The U.S. Government confirms that two different RIS actors participated in the intrusion into a
U.S. political party."  What else do you really expect it to say?  I supposed you can just decide you don't believe it, but what's your standard for believing these sorts of documents?  [/quote]

I worked for eight years in a government institution where my duties included investigating hacks. I would expect a report of the type that I used to prepare. This would include a more detailed explanation of the initial exploit, details about the software that was infiltrated, how that software was used to obtain emails and exfiltrate them, information showing who controlled the software involved in the hack and how those individuals are linked to the Russian government. I have not forgotten George Tenet saying that the intelligence linking Saddam Hussein to WMDs was a "slam dunk". I'm not willing to take unsupported assertions from the US intelligence community.

The story that the hack was an inside job is being promoted and one way to counter that story is to clearly demonstrate that it was an outside job. A fancy graphic is not convincing.
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Fair enough, although I personally think the fact that the Russians hacked the election (on any side, or no side at all) to be enough for grave concern, especially since it did seem to impact the election, no matter the intent. [/quote]

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