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EXCLUSIVE: Infamous Hacker Detox Ransome Stole Democrat Databases in 2015
epochtimes ^ | 7/28 | philipp

Posted on 07/28/2016 9:49:41 AM PDT by RummyChick

In September 2015, a hacker known as Detox Ransome breached a service connected to the Democratic National Committee (DNC) and was able to steal large databases of emails, usernames, and passwords from people connected to major services and organizations for the DNC.

Screenshots, chat logs, and video evidence of the attack were provided to Epoch Times by Edward Alexander, a cybersecurity expert who runs the world’s largest known team of darknet cybercrime undercover investigators. The darknet is a large segment of the internet only accessible with special software, which is often used by criminal groups to conspire and sell illicit goods and services.

“I know he was sitting on those databases, I know he had them, and after he and I parted ways I’m sure he tried to monetize them somehow,” Alexander said.

(Excerpt) Read more at theepochtimes.com ...


TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: detoxransome; dnc; hacking

1 posted on 07/28/2016 9:49:41 AM PDT by RummyChick
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To: RummyChick

Example of Democrat Stupidity:

” The site that Detox Ransome had found was that of Rogue Global Solutions, which according to its website was founded by campaign staff of President Barack Obama “with the desire to bring the technical innovations of the campaign to other political, governmental, and international organizations.”

“We tried to alert Rogue Solutions, but that’s when we found out they were no longer around and had folded up shop,” Alexander said. “


2 posted on 07/28/2016 9:53:37 AM PDT by RummyChick ("...Americans think Trump is running 2 help America &Hillary is running 2 help Hillary" ~Ben Shapiro)
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To: RummyChick

So did our tax dollars pay the Obama staff to create Rougue ?

And did they hire Russians?


3 posted on 07/28/2016 10:01:00 AM PDT by jcon40
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To: RummyChick

The narrative has already been determined. It was the Russians.


4 posted on 07/28/2016 10:05:04 AM PDT by AlaskaErik (I served and protected my country for 31 years. Progressives spent that time trying to destroy it.)
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To: RummyChick

So did Wikileaks buy his data? Does Wikileaks ever pay for data? Could be he sold it to the Ruskies and gave it to Wikileaks.


5 posted on 07/28/2016 10:06:52 AM PDT by InterceptPoint (Ted, you should have endorsed. Big mistake.)
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To: InterceptPoint

It is possible that Russians, or anyone for that matter, give Julian money.

Many hackers want dough for their information.

I still think Dead Seth Rich might have something to do with it...but then he could have been Fosterized for something else.


6 posted on 07/28/2016 10:09:51 AM PDT by RummyChick ("...Americans think Trump is running 2 help America &Hillary is running 2 help Hillary" ~Ben Shapiro)
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To: RummyChick

The DNC leaked (or hacked) info that we’ve been reading has dates as late as May 2016, so whoever got this info to Assange did it recently.

The leadership at DNC is truly witless. They were warned repeatedly about their data security. And took no action.


7 posted on 07/28/2016 10:18:51 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: SE Mom

The point they are trying to make is that they have been hacked before..it didn’t have to be an intelligence service this time.

It could be someone out looking for money, revenge, etc.

Kim Dot Com said he didn’t do it but he does have a motive for wanting to see them go down. He did say when Hillary loses she can blame it on Dodd.


8 posted on 07/28/2016 10:22:32 AM PDT by RummyChick ("...Americans think Trump is running 2 help America &Hillary is running 2 help Hillary" ~Ben Shapiro)
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To: SE Mom
The leadership at DNC is truly witless. They were warned repeatedly about their data security. And took no action.

Kinda like how they view Muslims....

9 posted on 07/28/2016 10:25:28 AM PDT by liberalh8ter (The only difference between flash mob 'urban yutes' and U.S. politicians is the hoodies.)
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To: RummyChick

Yep...so easy a basic geek could do it.

I’d like to think the RNC is more competent. ..but...


10 posted on 07/28/2016 10:26:58 AM PDT by SE Mom (Proud mom of an Iraq war combat vet)
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To: RummyChick

If this is true I think it demonstrates the DNC has a serious problem with computer security. I know they are a high profile target, but jeez, put some security in place.


11 posted on 07/28/2016 10:27:04 AM PDT by pb929
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To: AlaskaErik; RummyChick

“The narrative has already been determined. It was the Russians.”


Yup. Detox Ransome will be explained away as a Russian.

The fact that the Russians would derive no value or advantage by actually releasing the information is, apparently, of no import to the presstitutes and their comrades in the media. Information like this is only valuable if its release is used as a threat; once used, it has no value.

No, this was an inside job by some Bernie partisan who was pissed at how Bernie was treated. All that the Dems want to do is shout, “Squirrel!” and hope that everyone looks at anyone else but them and their dirty tricks/illegal activities.

I do, however, SOOOO love what Trump did to them yesterday by asking the Russians to release her 30,000 emails, if they can find them. They swallowed that one hook, line and sinker - calling him a traitor for asking the Russians to violate our “national security” is so incredibly stupid on so many levels that it is delicious:

1) Hillary’s server was destroyed, according to her. How can the Russians hack something that doesn’t exist?

2) Even if the server existed, the FBI has it, and presumeably it isn’t hooked up to an unsecured internet connection just waiting to be hacked.

3) Even if it existed and was hooked up in an unsecure manner, according to Hillary it only contained emails about yoga, vacations, Chelsea’s wedding and conversations with Bill (who later said that he doesn’t use email!!!). So, Hillary, what was REALLY on that server, HMMMMM?

4) Any dunce knows that the Russians don’t have thousands of hackers on their payroll just sitting around doing nothing. They don’t need an engraved invitation to try to hack anybody’s computer, any where - they just do it. I’m sure that they did it, as did the Chinese, Iranians and Israelis, at a minimum.

All that Trump did was bait the hook, and these morons went for it. He ought to use that very fact to prove that Hillary is too stupid to be the President - not just for her reaction to what he said yesterday, but also for even having the server in the first place (which was also a violation of the law).

Trump is a grand master at 3-D chess, while Hillary is still learning how to play checkers.


12 posted on 07/28/2016 10:28:06 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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To: Ancesthntr

Does anyone know if Dead Seth Rich was a Bernie fan?


13 posted on 07/28/2016 10:34:33 AM PDT by RummyChick ("...Americans think Trump is running 2 help America &Hillary is running 2 help Hillary" ~Ben Shapiro)
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Don’t know. But he was young (27) and “idealistic.” Possibly a Bernie fan, but I’ve not heard anything other than speculation/conspiracy theories on that.

He may have just been murdered - it took place in DC, after all. It ain’t exactly the safest place in the country.


14 posted on 07/28/2016 10:52:15 AM PDT by Ancesthntr ("The right to buy weapons the right to be free." A. E. van Vogt)
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