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White House Admits Russian Hackers Read Obama's Unclassified Emails

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It appears a breach of the White House’s unclassified computer system last year was far more intrusive and worrisome than has been publicly acknowledged. As The NY Times reports, some of President Obama’s email correspondence was swept up by Russian hackers who also got deeply into the State Department’s unclassified system. "This has been one of the most sophisticated actors we’ve seen," according to one official, and while Mr. Obama’s BlackBerry was not penetrated, officials have conceded that the unclassified system routinely contains much information that is considered highly sensitive.

The discovery of the hacking in October led to a partial shutdown of the White House email system. The hackers appear to have been evicted from the White House systems by the end of October. But they continued to plague the State Department, whose system is much more far-flung. The disruptions were so severe that during the Iranian nuclear negotiations in Vienna in November, officials needed to distribute personal email accounts, to one another and to some reporters, to maintain contact. But as The New York Times reports,

White House officials said that no classified networks had been compromised, and that the hackers had collected no classified information. Many senior officials have two computers in their offices, one operating on a highly secure classified network and another connected to the outside world for unclassified communications.

 

But officials have conceded that the unclassified system routinely contains much information that is considered highly sensitive: schedules, email exchanges with ambassadors and diplomats, discussions of pending personnel moves and legislation, and, inevitably, some debate about policy.

 

Officials did not disclose the number of Mr. Obama’s emails that were harvested by hackers, nor the sensitivity of their content.

 

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Still, the fact that Mr. Obama’s communications were among those hit by the hackers — who are presumed to be linked to the Russian government, if not working for it — has been one of the most closely held findings of the inquiry. Senior White House officials have known for months about the depth of the intrusion.

 

“This has been one of the most sophisticated actors we’ve seen,” said one senior American official briefed on the investigation.

 

Others confirmed that the White House intrusion was viewed as so serious that officials met on a nearly daily basis for several weeks after it was discovered. “It’s the Russian angle to this that’s particularly worrisome,” another senior official said.

 

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Officials who discussed the investigation spoke on the condition of anonymity because of the delicate nature of the hacking. While the White House has refused to identify the nationality of the hackers, others familiar with the investigation said that in both the White House and State Department cases, all signs pointed to Russians.

Finally, it appears the most-classified American secrets remain that way for now...

The White House is bombarded with cyberattacks daily, not only from Russia and China. Most are easily deflected.

 

The White House, the State Department, the Pentagon and intelligence agencies put their most classified material into a system called Jwics, for Joint Worldwide Intelligence Communications System. That is where top-secret and “secret compartmentalized information” traverses within the government, to officials cleared for it — and it includes imagery, data and graphics. There is no evidence, senior officials said, that this hacking pierced it.

So once again the "most transparent" administration ever is forced to admit what they previously said was a lie and that things were worse...

 

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Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:01 | 6031578 HonkyShogun
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Russian Hacker #1: "Who is Reggie and what is pivot man?"

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:18 | 6031621 doctor10
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mz hillary's reach is mighty deep.  And we're about to find out the same thing just happened to have also happened with her very own "private" email server

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:25 | 6031636 toys for tits
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while Mr. Obama’s BlackBerry was not penetrated, 

 

If this is a euphemism then Obama's Blackberry has penetrated the world.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:40 | 6031670 NoDebt
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After reading the article I was curious who handles WH email security (assuming it's the SS, but I wasn't sure).  Since we're so damned sure it was the Ruskies breaking in, I thought it might be a good idea to figure out who they beat to get in.

So I Googled it.  Nothing doing.  You get links to about 6 different government agencies but no clear answer.  

Hold on.  Somebody knocking at the door.  BRB...

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:47 | 6031689 Pure Evil
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So this wasn't Bush's fault?

What the hell?

OK, let's fall back to our perennial favorites:

1.) Russia

2.) China

3.) Racist white people

4.) You didn't build that

5.) I didn't know about it until I saw it on Faux News

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:54 | 6031708 greyghost
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just cover for hillary boobus's e-mail problem........see even the president has been hacked.......boobus americanus is a complete saint not using .gov e-mail. how smart of her to have the vision to see sec. of state e-mail weaknesses.....brillant this woman is......

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 15:05 | 6031732 wee-weed up
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I'd be willing to bet they got some classified ones too. But the White House won't admit that.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:40 | 6031679 Uchtdorf
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The only two sources of this revelation are White House officials and The New York Times. Nah, neither of those entities ever lie.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:23 | 6031632 rosiescenario
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....Russian hacker #2..."Does 'whiteman's disease' allude to some novel bio warfare virus desined to eliminate all the anglos?

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 17:33 | 6032155 ZH Snob
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Mr. Obama’s BlackBerry was not penetrated. 

We can't, however, vouch for any other personal item that might have been...

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 18:16 | 6032293 Perimetr
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Russian Hacker #2: "Who is Michael and what is gerbilling?"

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:02 | 6031580 AIIB
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So presumably they know all about Reggie Rove

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:14 | 6031612 Fukushima Fricassee
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Karl Rove

Reggie Love

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 16:16 | 6031944 Wahooo
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No doubt they're both gay but to have both in one? Please, it's a Sunday.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:03 | 6031584 ebworthen
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"Reggie, I got a stiffy, Michelle and the girls are out shopping.  Oval Office in ten?"

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:40 | 6031674 Son of Loki
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<< Russian hackers who also got deeply into the State Department’s unclassified system. >>

 I hope for their sakes, not TOO DEEP! For goodness sake ... pleeeze spare me!!

However, my guess is these Russkies now know some Top Secret stuff: like what size Victoria's Secret laced thong underwear Hillary's Team wears.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:03 | 6031585 onewayticket2
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the "classified" stuff was all on his private server, you see, so it's impossible for that to have been read...or seen

 

best, 

Reggie

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:57 | 6031714 DontGive
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Plus these was secret service guarding the server.

Inbetween running a train on some hookers and blow.

Saving the whales.

Saving children.

Top notch, this shit just writes itself.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:04 | 6031587 Skateboarder
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Russian hackers are from Utah, right?

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:38 | 6031669 Uchtdorf
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You mean Bluffdale, UT, bro?

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:04 | 6031590 Arius.
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imagine what happened to Hillary's personal emails if White House can get hacked ... and she doesnt even care ...

remember, who do you want to answer the phone call at 3:00am?

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:10 | 6031603 tuttisaluti
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Now they also know bill Clinton favorite toothbrush...... Oral-B

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:15 | 6031614 Arius.
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and what the definition of IS IS ... he has been ahead of our times ... ciao :)

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:06 | 6031592 Big Corked Boots
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<choom consumtion rate

<fudge packing data

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 15:05 | 6031730 DontGive
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I don't think duct tape = nails.

It cuts off at the end before anything happens. The nut tap was a bonus.

Stop spreadding state propaganda, that's exactly what they want, you cunt.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:08 | 6031597 CEOoftheSOFA
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Maybe we should ask the Russians for a copy of the Fed's annual report.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:09 | 6031600 Q-Q-Q
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Surely it's just a golf itinerary, where's the harm?

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:10 | 6031601 Seasmoke
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nothing the Tribe hasnt already read or watched on video

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:11 | 6031602 Fukushima Fricassee
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Release that information . The American fool public has a need to know what that cocksucker says about them.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:18 | 6031605 Chuck Knoblauch
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The Chinese already hacked Obozo's classified emails.

Russians aren't as good as the Chinese.

Russians are bad and Chinese are good.

This completes your subliminal programing for today.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:11 | 6031607 besnook
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i don't know why everyone doesn't just hack the israelis to know what the usa is doing. they have been inside since the 60s. deep throat told you that much if you were listening.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:25 | 6031637 rosiescenario
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Problem there is that they also play chess rather than checkers...all their hackable info is disinfo....of course Hillary and Obummer's emails might also be described as disinfo.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:19 | 6031626 rosiescenario
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Well, he ran under the platform of total transparency....too bad that only included Russian citizens.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:25 | 6031634 kchrisc
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"White House Admits Russian Hackers Read Obama's Unclassified Emails"

Yeah, and MH-17 was shot down by Russian backed rebels, Adam Lanza shot up Sandy Hook, and Oswald shot JFK.

Liberty is a demand. Tyranny is submission.

 

"They lie about everything. Why would they lie about this?"

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:30 | 6031650 Herdee
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Here are two big reasons behind the declining American influence worldwide.One is cheap access to sophisticated military technology and the other is alternate financial options besides the Dollar:

http://rt.com/news/243285-china-weapons-export-us/

http://rt.com/business/252669-russia-china-investments-cooperation/

Who needs Washington's political hacks and scum like Victoria Nuland?These types of morons:

http://rt.com/politics/252317-ukraine-nazi-dolgov-russia/

http://rt.com/shows/crosstalk/252497-kiev-regime-multilevel-tragedy/

And the U.S. supports these terrorists too;http://rt.com/news/253181-putin-interview-us-militants/

Conclusion is that Washington,The EU leadership and Cameron and gang from England are all fascist assholes.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 17:18 | 6032099 kchrisc
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"Here are two big reasons behind the declining American influence"

1) Zionist plunder
2) Use as Zion's war dog.

Liberty is a demand. Tyranny is submission.

 

I withdraw my consent to the US. And I never gave Zion consent.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:31 | 6031651 Conax
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Russian hackers got into their email? They should have used better encryption.

Off topic, but I just saw the Brady Bunch Mom singing 'On the road again' arranged as a show tune in a blue cowgirl dress on the 'Love Boat'.

Everything's spinning and beginning to go dark.  Is there no God?

 

 

 

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 15:14 | 6031752 DontGive
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Not when http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jeh_Johnson aka "the trigger man" is working to "find solutions" to encryption.

By solutions, I mean backdoors.

By back doors, he means "up yours".

The revolving door is being set up with DHS office right in Silly-con Valley http://abc7news.com/technology/worlds-largest-cyber-security-conference-...

Enjoy, slaves!

 

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:35 | 6031661 roadhazard
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I'd fuck with the hackers like, "We attack at dawn" and, "We've got those hackers right where we want them", And, "Yo mama wears combat boots."

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:41 | 6031680 B2u
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The NYT should ask the hackers for Clinton's e-mails.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:50 | 6031695 me or you
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I didn't know Obama knew how to use a computer. 

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:53 | 6031701 ZombieHuntclub
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Checkers and chess bitches. Checkers and chess.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 14:57 | 6031713 Oilwatcher
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So presumably our Secretary of  State Hillary Clinton never once needed to use the super secure communications system?  Or was her homebrew server even more secure since secret service agents were out on her lawn? /sarc

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 15:10 | 6031741 Irving Phelps
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Some folks will now have to go to Ukraine..... O'Blacky will never let a good opportunity go to waste.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 15:16 | 6031763 ISEEIT
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'President' obama?? Really?

You know it's over when some two bit, dumb-assed CIA punk becomes "the leader".

Barry the fag is not legit.

.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 15:47 | 6031864 Berspankme
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Did they read chalky's love letters to Reggie?

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 15:22 | 6031773 spinone
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Why does the president have a classified and unclassified email address?

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 15:28 | 6031794 q99x2
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They aren't worth reading. They are from his teleprompting agency.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 15:56 | 6031887 Berspankme
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Obongo loves it when they say he was penetrated. Reggie Reggie Reggie

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 16:04 | 6031906 cwsuisse
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It may be detrimental to the wellbeing of a healthy russian hacker to read the email traffic of the US president. Ask your doctor or pharmacist for potential side effects. 

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 16:07 | 6031917 Peter Pan
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Was this piece of news supposed to be a plug for Blackberry?

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 16:12 | 6031932 WTFUD
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Even the more mentally challenged would be hacker is aware that Obama's email accounts are frivolous.
Would the Deep State entrust this tool with anything deemed important?

Still amazes me that there are folks out there who belief Barry has been anything other than a useful idiot, in line with his predecessors.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 17:40 | 6032177 bid the soldier...
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is this too early a hack?

In a new documentary focusing on Vladimir Putin’s 15 years in power, the Russian president says communications intercepted in the early 2000s show direct contacts between North Caucasus separatists and the US secret services.

http://rt.com/news/253181-putin-interview-us-militants/

Probably.  The White House janitorial staff would have recently deleted anything that had been around that long.

 

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 17:52 | 6032214 Jameson18
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So who would want to read the idiots emails more. Russia who does not give two shits about the United States or Israel who does not exist without the United States. Hmmm

And look who reported this story.

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 18:27 | 6032329 MFL8240
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More bullshit from President Pinocchio, the most dishonest politician ever in America.  

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 20:20 | 6032578 mendolover
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I'm convinced he is only doing what he is told.  Has been most of his life.  The fake phony Mrs. Clinton?  Now that's a dishonest politician.  Wow!  She's been up to no good for decades.  I believe I found this link in a ZH post a couple of weeks ago -

https://newworldorderg20.wordpress.com/2014/10/26/hillary-fired-for-lyin...

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 19:12 | 6032428 BI2
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The truth about the conflict with Russia >> http://wp.me/p4OZ4v-1Gm

Sun, 04/26/2015 - 19:47 | 6032506 One Eyed Jack
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Fuck someone has to read them.... He doesn't have the time between sleeping until noon, golfing and felating Reggie and drone-striking every country on the planet, what's a girl to do?

Mon, 04/27/2015 - 08:09 | 6033427 damicol
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I can confirm that his blackberry was penetrated..........

At least  1,000 times over the years  and usually in Chicago bath houses

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