Scary tweet about Russian interference in upcoming election:

[tblue37]

Link to tweet

[cayugafalls]

1. That is just great.

And kind of expected. We must win and win by large margins.

We have to get rid of this infestation.

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6. Yes, the infestation won't be cleansed until we get rid of...

trump, Barr and Moscow Mitch so bills can be passed to root out the operatives who act as conduits of voter info to the ruskies. Who knows what they want with the info but the fact that they want it and get it through repug channels speaks volumes.

[soothsayer]

2. Yeah what do we think they're up to with this?

What can they do with it? Have ballots mailed to Moscow?

I can’t figure the angle here.

[Drunken Irishman]

3. There is no angle. Just more fearmongering by people.

1) this shit is public record. Anyone can find it if they search for it.

2) lots of stuff dumped on the dark web is done in bulk with no expectation for use. If your email provider was hacked years ago, one of your emails and maybe even passwords to it probably ended up on the dark web in the mass data dumps that no one really ever uses.

This tweet is ridiculous - used to scare people with flashy buzzwords.

[soothsayer]

4. See? I feel better. Thanks!

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12. Could be, but why would a Russian operative want that info?

trump won in '16 by 77k votes. Russian bots continually targeting vulnerable voters by the millions could possibly have influenced enough to change the minds of 77k voters who once pulled the lever for Obama.

Who knows how they use the info. What needs to be done is to tighten up access to voter info and also to codify penalties to social media who allow their platforms to be used by foreign operatives to reach voters with negative and false programming about Dem candidates which helps trump/repugs win.

[Drunken Irishman]

13. Why would they want into from Arkansas?

That alone shows this info is largely useless.

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15. From what I understand there was info from many states.

Also see post 5. I think we're being naive if we think this micro-targeting doesn't work.

[Drunken Irishman]

16. Exactly. It's just junk.

Lots of junk thrown up on the dark web for anyone to grab if they want it but it doesn't mean it's all that valuable. I'm sure a few of your old email accounts are on there too.

Beyond that, this information is readily available in bulk on the normal internal.

[Drunken Irishman]

17. Also read the tweet replies. Far less alarmist.

[intrepidity]

5. They do microtargeting social engineering

They use social media to influence people very specifically--rather than generic ads to a large population.

[soothsayer]

7. Interesting

That’s worrisome

[intrepidity]

11. Read about Cambridge Analytica's role in the 2016 election

I can't recall which documentary I saw it in, probably several. They describe the tactics used.

ETA: just follow Roland99's links below...

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8. We're not privy to why they want the info but the fact that...

they do yells loud and clear that something is up. They don't want that info for shits and giggles.

[Dlpger61]

9. Not a tech person

I thought we Americans were the best at just about everything? How is it that we don’t have the capabilities to shut this crap down? We should be able to wreck havoc on them not the other way around.

[W_HAMILTON]

14. Because we have a Russian puppet in the White House refusing to take action against his master.

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19. Moscow Mitch won't allow bills to stop this get voted on even...

thus facebook keeps allowing its platform to keep being used as long as the cash keeps flowing in.

[Roland99]

10. Is this the DeVos/Spectrum data that got to St Petersburg via trump domains?

New Article about communications between Alfa Bank, Spectrum Health, The Trump Organization
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100211254310#post7


Putin's daughter, Trump Tower internet traffic, Spectrum Health, Betsy DeVos
https://upload.democraticunderground.com/100210915778


Senate report finds Manafort passed campaign data to Russian intelligence officer
https://www.democraticunderground.com/100213926946#post9

[Baked Potato]

18. They also use this data married with other hacked info

such as the Equifax hack for phishing and credit fraud. Every piece of the pie allows greater entry into a person’s life.