Link to Zerohedge Article

"Via Disobedient Media

New meta-analysis has emerged from a document published today by an independent researcher known as The Forensicator, which suggests that files eventually published by the Guccifer 2.0 persona were likely initially downloaded by a person with physical access to a computer possibly connected to the internal DNC network. The individual most likely used a USB drive to copy the information. The groundbreaking new analysis irrevocably destroys the Russian hacking narrative, and calls the actions of Crowdstrike and the DNC into question..."

Click the link for the whole article.

Derp. Said it from beginning. Inside job

(07-10-2017 04:59 PM)Jugnaut Wrote:  Link to Zerohedge Article

"Via Disobedient Media

New meta-analysis has emerged from a document published today by an independent researcher known as The Forensicator, which suggests that files eventually published by the Guccifer 2.0 persona were likely initially downloaded by a person with physical access to a computer possibly connected to the internal DNC network. The individual most likely used a USB drive to copy the information. The groundbreaking new analysis irrevocably destroys the Russian hacking narrative, and calls the actions of Crowdstrike and the DNC into question..."

Click the link for the whole article.

I'll check it out but AFAIK that's pretty damn hard to prove. A rooted box on the local network grabbing a file is not different than someone physically sitting at the server.

This smells a bit

"the computer would boot from the USB drive and load Linux instead of its normal OS. A large amount of data would then be copied to this same USB drive." - Only if the files are *physically* on that computer *and* the BIOS is not locked out. It's equally likely the files were already in a seven zip archive and whoever took it (by whatever means) did not publish it all.

#HisNameWasSeth

(07-10-2017 04:59 PM)Jugnaut Wrote:  Link to Zerohedge Article

"Via Disobedient Media

New meta-analysis has emerged from a document published today by an independent researcher known as The Forensicator, which suggests that files eventually published by the Guccifer 2.0 persona were likely initially downloaded by a person with physical access to a computer possibly connected to the internal DNC network. The individual most likely used a USB drive to copy the information. The groundbreaking new analysis irrevocably destroys the Russian hacking narrative, and calls the actions of Crowdstrike and the DNC into question..."

Click the link for the whole article.

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(07-10-2017 05:30 PM)Bull_Is_Back Wrote:  This smells a bit

"the computer would boot from the USB drive and load Linux instead of its normal OS. A large amount of data would then be copied to this same USB drive." - Only if the files are *physically* on that computer *and* the BIOS is not locked out. It's equally likely the files were already in a seven zip archive and whoever took it (by whatever means) did not publish it all.

Very very very easy

(07-10-2017 09:58 PM)shere khan Wrote:  

(07-10-2017 05:30 PM)Bull_Is_Back Wrote:  This smells a bit

"the computer would boot from the USB drive and load Linux instead of its normal OS. A large amount of data would then be copied to this same USB drive." - Only if the files are *physically* on that computer *and* the BIOS is not locked out. It's equally likely the files were already in a seven zip archive and whoever took it (by whatever means) did not publish it all.

Very very very easy

While it's true that any physical access is root access the idea that a properly locked down system with a secured bios (set to not boot from usb) can be rooted by just plopping a USB in is silly.

Sure if you sit down with a few tools you can hack your way in simple enough but it's not "plug this in and hit the power button"

(07-10-2017 05:30 PM)Bull_Is_Back Wrote:  that a properly locked down system

this is the DNC we're talking about, Bull..

Right now, I'd be doubtful if ANYTHING was properly locked down on their networks.