The Russian Hack Narrative (ray76)

Jan 6, 2017 | Ray76

[golux]

Well done, FRiend. BUMP

[hoosiermama]

Here is all the information on one thread. It’s easier to save and share.

[Dick Bachert]

If you REALLY want to understand just how duplicitous and hypocritical the Democrats are, the story below will help greatly!  Share this with any Dems STILL in your orbit then stand back to avoid injury from flying skull fragments!
On a side note, Teddy “The Lifeguard” Kennedy was a real piece of work.  Years ago, it was my pleasure to serve as MC at the Atlanta speech of former KGB/Novosti Press agent Yuri Bezmenov.  During that presentation, Yuri described his “duties” during the Kennedy visit described in the piece below were to keep Teddy and his “party” in booze and broads.  He said Kennedy was wasted during most of that visit to Russia.
I have that speech on video and stripped off the audio.  If anyone’s interested, I’ll take the time to isolate that portion of Yuri’s speech and send it to you (assuming it comes in under the email size limitations of your ISP).  A SIMILAR presentation by Bezmenov MAY be on Youtube.  If I can locate it, I’ll send the link later.
Given the absolute BS on this Russian thing being propagated by the Dems, we will need all the ammo we can find to shut them down (assuming that’s even possible).
Dick
PS: And, of course, let us not forget the more recent action by obozo, who sent Democrat operatives to Israel to assist in the failed effort to defeat Bibi Netanyahu there! 
*****************************
This is for all the self righteous Dems and their POS in Chief Obama who are claiming shock and screaming foul that a foreign power would have the audacity to attempt to influence (as yet with absolutely no proof whatsoever) an American elect
According to Soviet documents unearthed in the early 1990’s, Ted Kennedy literally asked the Soviets, avowed enemies of the U.S., to intervene on behalf of the Democratic party in the 1984 elections. Kennedy’s communist communique was so secret that it was not discovered until 1991, eight years after Kennedy had initiated his Soviet gambit:
Picking his way through the Soviet archives that Boris Yeltsin had just thrown open, in 1991 Tim Sebastian, a reporter for the London Times, came across an arresting memorandum. Composed in 1983 by Victor Chebrikov, the top man at the KGB, the memorandum was addressed to Yuri Andropov, the top man in the entire USSR. The subject: Sen. Edward Kennedy.

“On 9-10 May of this year,” the May 14 memorandum explained, “Sen. Edward Kennedy’s close friend and trusted confidant [John] Tunney was in Moscow.” (Tunney was Kennedy’s law school roommate and a former Democratic senator from California.) “The senator charged Tunney to convey the following message, through confidential contacts, to the General Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union, Y. Andropov.”

Kennedy’s message was simple. He proposed an unabashed quid pro quo. Kennedy would lend Andropov a hand in dealing with President Reagan. In return, the Soviet leader would lend the Democratic Party a hand in challenging Reagan in the 1984 presidential election. “The only real potential threats to Reagan are problems of war and peace and Soviet-American relations,” the memorandum stated. “These issues, according to the senator, will without a doubt become the most important of the election campaign.”

Kennedy made Andropov a couple of specific offers.

First he offered to visit Moscow. “The main purpose of the meeting, according to the senator, would be to arm Soviet officials with explanations regarding problems of nuclear disarmament so they may be better prepared and more convincing during appearances in the USA.” Kennedy would help the Soviets deal with Reagan by telling them how to brush up their propaganda.

Then he offered to make it possible for Andropov to sit down for a few interviews on American television. “A direct appeal … to the American people will, without a doubt, attract a great deal of attention and interest in the country. … If the proposal is recognized as worthy, then Kennedy and his friends will bring about suitable steps to have representatives of the largest television companies in the USA contact Y.V. Andropov for an invitation to Moscow for the interviews. … The senator underlined the importance that this initiative should be seen as coming from the American side.”

Kennedy would make certain the networks gave Andropov air time–and that they rigged the arrangement to look like honest journalism.
You can read the full KGB memo detailing Kennedy’s secret letter and request for electoral intervention here:
http://sweetness-light.com/archive/kgb-letter-details-kennedy-offer-to-ussr
Sean Davis is the co-founder of The Federalist.
 

[Jane Long]

Thanks much!

[Jane Long]

BTTT!!

[hoosiermama]

VERY Interesting

[Ray76]

(Jun 14, 2016) DNC chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (Fla.) said, “When we discovered the intrusion, we treated this like the serious incident it is and reached out to CrowdStrike immediately.” - https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/russian-government-hackers-penetrated-dnc-stole-opposition-research-on-trump/2016/06/14/cf006cb4-316e-11e6-8ff7-7b6c1998b7a0_story.html

Why CrowdStrike?

[Ray76]

From the same article:

CrowdStrike is not sure how the hackers got in. The firm suspects they may have targeted DNC employees with “spearphishing” emails. These are communications that appear legitimate — often made to look like they came from a colleague or someone trusted — but that contain links or attachments that when clicked on deploy malicious software that enables a hacker to gain access to a computer. “But we don’t have hard evidence,” Alperovitch said.

[Ray76]

Why does Alperovtich refer to APT 28 and APT 29 as “Fancy Bear” and “Cozy Bear”? Why use these colorful names rather than the accepted technical names? (APT stands for Advanced Persistent Threat).

Is he selling an idea, supporting a narrative?

[Ray76]

Alperovitch, a Russian expatriate and senior fellow at the Atlantic Council policy research center in Washington, co-founded CrowdStrike in 2011.

The firm has employed two former FBI heavyweights: Shawn Henry, who oversaw global cyber investigations at the agency, and Steven Chabinsky, who was the agency's top cyber lawyer and served on a White House cybersecurity commission/. Chabinsky left CrowdStrike last year. (emphasis added)

http://www.voanews.com/a/crowdstrike-comey-russia-hack-dnc-clinton-trump/3776067.html

April 13, 2016 - Obama Announces More Key Administration Posts

Steven Chabinsky – Member, Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity

https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2016/04/13/president-obama-announces-more-key-administration-posts

The Commission on Enhancing National Cybersecurity is a Presidential Commission formed by E.O. 13718 of Feb 9, 2016 - https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2016/02/12/2016-03038/commission-on-enhancing-national-cybersecurity

Steven Chabinsky is General Counsel and Chief Risk Officer for the cybersecurity technology firm CrowdStrike, which he joined in 2012. Mr. Chabinsky also has served as the cyber columnist for Security magazine since 2013 and as an adjunct faculty member at The George Washington University since 2012. Mr. Chabinsky worked at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) from 1995 to 2012, where he held positions including Deputy Assistant Director of the FBI's Cyber Division and Chief of the FBI's Cyber Intelligence Section. Mr. Chabinsky received a B.A. from Duke University and a J.D. from Duke University Law School. - https://www.nist.gov/cybercommission/steven-chabinsky

[Ray76]

Cyber Firm Rewrites Part of Disputed Russian Hacking Report (CrowdStrike)

CrowdStrike has revised and retracted statements it used to buttress claims of Russian hacking

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3539028/posts?page=1

[Stentor]

Ties a nice bow on your original presentation. Congrats.

[Ray76]

Thanks. The Russia narrative was spun up by Clinton associates and is a total fabrication.

Here’s another thread with some additional Crowdstrike/Alperovitch info and info about another Clinton associate, Alexandra Chalupa

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/3532194/posts?page=20#20

[Ray76]

Alperovitch told the PBS NewsHour: “And when you think about, well, who would be interested in targeting Ukraine artillerymen in eastern Ukraine? Who has interest in hacking the Democratic Party? [The] Russia government comes to mind”

http://www.voanews.com/a/crowdstrike-comey-russia-hack-dnc-clinton-trump/3776067.html

Why does Alperovitch think Russia has an interest in hacking the Democrat Party?

What are Alperovitch’s biases?

[Ray76]

CrowdStrike

Early Stage
Year of Investment: 2011
Website: http://www.crowdstrike.com/

CrowdStrike, based in Southern California, is a startup information security business led by George Kurtz, former McAfee Chief Technology Officer and co-founder and CEO of Foundstone and Dmitri Alperovitch, former McAfee Vice President of Threat Research. CrowdStrike was formed on the belief that traditional security solutions are ineffective against the growing volume and complexity of today’s threats. The team is focused on building a new, data-centric information security solution to help enterprises and governments combat these modern attacks. Prior to the formation of CrowdStrike in 2011, George Kurtz was an Entrepreneur-in-Residence at Warburg Pincus.

http://www.warburgpincus.com/investments/crowdstrike/

---

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
30251 GOLDEN LANTERN
SUITE SUITE E-519
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA 92677

George Kurtz, Director, Executive Officer
30251 GOLDEN LANTERN
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA 92677

Donald Gregg Marston, Executive Officer, CFO
30251 GOLDEN LANTERN
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA 92677

Patrick Severson, Director
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017

Total Offering Amount: $26,000,000
Total Amount Sold: $10,250,000
Total Remaining to be Sold: $15,750,000

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):
$500,000 worth of sale is being covered through a share exchange

total number of investors who already have invested in the offering: 6

Signed: Donald Gregg Marston, 2011-12-02

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535527/000153552711000001/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml

---

CrowdStrike Holdings, Inc.
30251 GOLDEN LANTERN
SUITE SUITE E-519
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA 92677

George Kurtz, Director, Executive Officer
30251 GOLDEN LANTERN
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA 92677

Donald Gregg Marston, Executive Officer, CFO
30251 GOLDEN LANTERN
LAGUNA NIGUEL, CALIFORNIA 92677

Patrick Severson, Director
450 LEXINGTON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10017

Total Offering Amount: Indefinite
Total Amount Sold: $14,852
Total Remaining to be Sold: Indefinite

Clarification of Response (if Necessary):
Includes restricted stock grants - no cash received

total number of investors who already have invested in the offering: 3

Signed: Donald Gregg Marston, 2011-12-02

https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1535527/000153552711000002/xslFormDX01/primary_doc.xml

---

Warburg Pincus LLC
450 Lexington Ave
New York, NY 10017

http://www.warburgpincus.com/new-york/

[Ray76]

7/13/2015 - CrowdStrike landed a $100 million Series C investment round. The round was led by Google Capital with Rackspace, which happens to be one of the company’s customers also investing. Existing investors Accel and Warburg Pincus also participated. Today’s investment brings the total to-date to $156 million. The company was launched by former executives from McAfee in 2011. Its most recent funding was a $30 million round in September, 2013.

https://techcrunch.com/2015/07/13/security-company-crowdstrike-scores-100m-led-by-google-capital/

---

9/8/2013 - CrowdStrike has raised $30 million in a Series B round led by Accel Venture Partners. Founding investor Warbug Pincus also participated in the funding. The company was founded by former McAffee CTO George Kurtz and Dmitri Alperovitch, who was previously vice president of advanced threat research, also at McAfee.

https://techcrunch.com/2013/09/08/crowdstrike-raises-30m-for-data-security-platform-built-to-put-adversaries-on-the-defensive/

[Ray76]

8/21/2013 - Patrick Severson has quietly stepped down as a managing director with private equity firm Warburg Pincus, Fortune has learned.

Severson originally joined Warburg Pincus in 2001 to focus on software and healthcare technology investments. Deals included Nuance Communications (nuan), CrowdStrike, iParadigms, Spigot and Telcordia.

http://fortune.com/2013/08/21/exclusive-tech-investor-leaves-warburg-pincus/