Hackers and Spending Sprees

The computer systems of both the Obama and McCain campaigns were victims of a sophisticated cyberattack by an unknown "foreign entity," prompting a federal investigation, NewsWeek reports today.

At the Obama headquarters in midsummer, technology experts detected what they initially thought was a computer virus—a case of "phishing," a form of hacking often employed to steal passwords or credit-card numbers. But by the next day, both the FBI and ... Full Story »

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Fabrice Florin
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by Fabrice Florin - Nov. 5, 2008

A couple interesting news tidbits about the campaigns, but largely based on anonymous sources, which make them questionable. There is not much context either, but the topics are certainly intriguing.

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