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RamboLiberal Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-29-09 11:43 AM
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Obama: My Campaign Was Hacked Last Year
Source: CBS News

President Obama on Friday confirmed that his presidential campaign suffered a cyber intrusion in which hackers gained access to a range of files.

In a speech in which he unveiled a plan for a comprehensive national cybersecurity strategy, the president said he understands what it is like to be a victim of a cyberattack because "it has happened to me and the people around me."

Between the months of August and October, Mr. Obama said, hackers accessed files including policy papers and travel plans. Files pertaining to fundraising information were left untouched, he assured his supporters in a joking manner.

Mr. Obama noted that his campaign's vulnerabilities reflected those of the rest of the world in the digital era.


Read more: http://www.cbsnews.com/blogs/2009/05/29/politics/politicalhotsheet/entry5049271.shtml
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spinbaby Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-29-09 11:45 AM
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1. I'm betting it was the RNC
:puke:
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Captain Hilts Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-29-09 11:54 AM
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2. The DNC and RNC are CONSTANT targets for hackers. If you correspond with anyone with either
e-mail address, anything can happen.
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40ozDonkey Donating Member (730 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri May-29-09 12:04 PM
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3. Maybe Chinese? They play joke?
They show that our system's broke?
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