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Cameras Catch Mystery Break-In at Whistleblower’s Law Firm
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#22What's interesting to me is that the CBS reporter who has done much of the reporting in question on the State Department (Sharyl Attkisson) recently had her computers hacked:
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#23Anyone got a link to the same story without the signinwall? This article is not viewable without it.
I used Quick Javascript Switcher for Chrome to disable JS and skip the paywall. https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/quick-javascript-s...
I left Javascript disabled and didn't notice anything.
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#24This story seems to heavily imply that the government authorised somebody to break into the firm and steal the data relating to the whistleblower's case. That strikes me as highly unlikely. This entire story seems like the ultimate in yellow journalism. Maybe we should wait and see if the thief gets caught before we jump the gun and claim it's a conspiracy.
On the contrary, the article highlights the firms guess that it was an Obama or Hilary supporter, not the state department.
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#25Gee, this sounds familiar... Popping open filing cabinets and ignoring other things. I guess they are still working from the same playbook.
In computing we often try to find new and extravagant ways to do the same old tasks. i.e. I'm going to use a new language that lets me write {beautiful, functional, etc} code... Exciting new things are fun!
In an op like this, exciting can get you killed. Proper tradecraft is very much focused on executing a successful mission within a very narrow operating window. When planning you try to build in as many opportunities for adaptation as possible, but in execution try to use as few of them as possible. A boring uneventful operation is a good day at work because you get to go home to your family.
Just because they used methods that work doesn't mean they are running from the "same playbook." They are staying safe and getting the job done. Have some respect for fellow professionals, regardless of trade.
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#26Gee, this sounds familiar... Popping open filing cabinets and ignoring other things. I guess they are still working from the same playbook.
In computing we often try to find new and extravagant ways to do the same old tasks. i.e. I'm going to use a new language that lets me write {beautiful, functional, etc} code... Exciting new things are fun! In an op like this, exciting can get you killed. Proper tradecraft is very much focused on executing a successful mission within a very narrow operating window. When planning you try to build in as many opportunit…
Eh, it probably couldn't hurt to kick over a desk or two on your way out.
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#27It's sad how bad the (physical and IT) security is at most law firms (and how high the return would be from breaking in -- especially firms handling public-company M&A transactions).
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#28This story seems to heavily imply that the government authorised somebody to break into the firm and steal the data relating to the whistleblower's case. That strikes me as highly unlikely. This entire story seems like the ultimate in yellow journalism. Maybe we should wait and see if the thief gets caught before we jump the gun and claim it's a conspiracy.
On the contrary, the article highlights the firms guess that it was an Obama or Hilary supporter, not the state department.
The specific paragraph, for reference:
After assessing the surveillance footage, Schulman said he believed the motivations were likely political, but did not suspect department involvement. "It wasn't professional enough," he said. "It is possible that an Obama or Hillary supporter feels that I am unfairly going after them. And the timing of this is right after several weeks of very public media attention so it seems to me most likely that the information sought is related to that case. I don't know for sure and I want the police to do their work."
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#29This story seems to heavily imply that the government authorised somebody to break into the firm and steal the data relating to the whistleblower's case. That strikes me as highly unlikely. This entire story seems like the ultimate in yellow journalism. Maybe we should wait and see if the thief gets caught before we jump the gun and claim it's a conspiracy.
I read a lot of news articles and editorials and have taken a couple of journalism classes and IMO this reads like a very objective article that properly quotes every party that's involved. "Yellow journalism" is a really strong and misguided criticism.
The article quotes an employee of the law firm clearly stating he doesn't suspect the state department was involved. It also reports that the state department has repeatedly denied any involvement. Neither the headline nor any part of the article declares that the government was involved in the breakin.
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#30This story seems to heavily imply that the government authorised somebody to break into the firm and steal the data relating to the whistleblower's case. That strikes me as highly unlikely. This entire story seems like the ultimate in yellow journalism. Maybe we should wait and see if the thief gets caught before we jump the gun and claim it's a conspiracy.
>That strikes me as highly unlikely.
Why? Are you new here? Want to read some transcripts of Nixon ordering all kinds of shady things along a similar vein? http://law2.umkc.edu/faculty/projects/ftrials/ellsberg/nixon...
That said, it could just as easily be foreign intelligence operatives looking for material with which to extort US spies/diplomats.