Whole age of computer

[Philly]

No one is ignoring context, Ex. When an election is as close as this one was, any little thing can shift the dynamic. This actually speaks to why the "fake email scandal" was important to a lot of people: People in important and powerful positions shouldn't be so careless with sensitive information. It is a bit ironic that people who laughed off and cried "fake scandal!" about the unsecure Clinton server became victims of a much more simplistic and rudimentary phishing scheme.

As to the Russians, since you're now backpedaling on Dylan's behalf, what do you really want to do about this? Assuming that this was their work, of course they will release dirt on Clinton if they have it. Is this surprising? Is it shocking? More than any action we might take against Russia, I'd like to respond to this incident by ensuring that incompetent shit boomers in important positions are no longer left to their own devices to type their password ("p@ssword") into an obviously fake website next time.

[exploited]

[spacemonkey]

internet security only exists in the dry spot on the ocean floor.

[Philly]

[exploited]

I literally just told you. Stateside security is going to be part of it, which presumably means teaching shit boomers not to click on random links and then entering their passwords. Other than that...

Are you familiar with Russia's arrangement with the black hat community? How it works is simple: every now and again, they do tasks and help out the state. They also don't target Russian agencies. In exchange, Russia provides them with money to develop tool kits, and turns a blind eye on their massive criminal behaviour.

This arrangement has been very successful, which is why the Baltics and Russia itself form the epicenter of internet-based crime.

In terms of degrading their capabilities, it is mostly a matter of identifying who is involved, who calls the shots, and then targeting those people with American capabilities, which are formidable. America can also use its soft power to crack down hard on these people, indicting and arresting them anytime they leave Putin's sphere. Alternatively, you could just buy these people out, offer them a better place to live and some comfort in exchange for cooperating and abiding by the law.
Finally, the US can enhance its own capabilities, by modernizing security testing and federal equipment. Any response will necessarily be wide-reaching and complex, as the Russian cyber warfare infrastructure is quite developed at this point.

In any case, Obama is absolutely 100% correct to be pissed off about this, and to do what is necessary to punish Russia.

[Gremlin]

You guys are buying this Russian conspiracy theory?

[exploited]

[John Galt]

[Divinity11]

Want to end hacking?

Catch one, do a live broadcast public hanging, at say, high noon. Hackers and would-be hackers see the new way we deal with hackers, and hacking virtually stops.

Viola. Easy peasy.

[John Galt]