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In reply to the discussion: If HRC wins the general, can she get her server back from the FBI? [View all]CoffeeCat
(24,411 posts)I am sitting here with my jaw agape. I don't know if you are willfully ignorant--and are covering up Clinton's actions. Or if you just don't know the facts.
Regardless--You are wrong. Dead wrong. There is treasure trove of facts and information out there, if you would just take the time to do some research. Keeping Hillary fans in the dark with disinformation is a disservice to everyone around you.
It has been widely reported that Clinton's email server was NOT secure. That is was vulnerable. The issue isn't whether or not her server was hacked. The issue is--was this homebrew server (that even the President Obama didn't know about)--secure?
AP Exclusive: Clinton Email Server Setup Risked Intrusions
Remote-access software allows users to control another computer from afar. The programs are usually operated through an encrypted connection called a virtual private network, or VPN. But Clinton's system appeared to accept commands directly from the Internet without such protections.
"That's total amateur hour," said Marc Maiffret, who has founded two cybersecurity companies. He said permitting remote-access connections directly over the Internet would be the result of someone choosing convenience over security or failing to understand the risks. "Real enterprise-class security, with teams dedicated to these things, would not do this," he said.
The government and security firms have published warnings about allowing this kind of remote access to Clinton's server. The same software was targeted by an infectious Internet worm, known as Morta, which exploited weak passwords to break into servers. The software also was known to be vulnerable to brute-force attacks that tried password combinations until hackers broke in, and in some cases it could be tricked into revealing sensitive details about a server to help hackers formulate attacks.
"An attacker with a low skill-level would be able to exploit this vulnerability," said the Homeland Security Department's U.S. Computer Emergency Readiness Team in 2012, the same year Clinton's server was scanned.
http://bigstory.ap.org/article/467ff78858bf4dde8db21677deeff101/only-ap-clinton-server-ran-software-risked-hacking