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Arthur T Knackerbracket has found the following story:
Hackers from the Dutch intelligence service AIVD have provided the FBI with crucial information about Russian interference with the American elections. For years, AIVD had access to the infamous Russian hacker group Cozy Bear. That's what de Volkskrant and Nieuwsuur have uncovered in their investigation.
It's the summer of 2014. A hacker from the Dutch intelligence agency AIVD has penetrated the computer network of a university building next to the Red Square in Moscow, oblivious to the implications. One year later, from the AIVD headquarters in Zoetermeer, he and his colleagues witness Russian hackers launching an attack on the Democratic Party in the United States. The AIVD hackers had not infiltrated just any building; they were in the computer network of the infamous Russian hacker group Cozy Bear. And unbeknownst to the Russians, they could see everything.
That's how the AIVD becomes witness to the Russian hackers harassing and penetrating the leaders of the Democratic Party, transferring thousands of emails and documents. It won't be the last time they alert their American counterparts. And yet, it will be months before the United States realize what this warning means: that with these hacks the Russians have interfered with the American elections. And the AIVD hackers have seen it happening before their very eyes.
The Dutch access provides crucial evidence of the Russian involvement in the hacking of the Democratic Party, according to six American and Dutch sources who are familiar with the material, but wish to remain anonymous. It's also grounds for the FBI to start an investigation into the influence of the Russian interference on the election race between the Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton and the Republican candidate Donald Trump.
Translated by: Lisa Negrijn
It's quite an interesting read.
(Score: 3, Insightful) by Anonymous Coward on Monday January 29 2018, @06:45PM (4 children)
(Different AC)
Or, it could be true, you know.
It's gotten to the point where if Trump says "fake news," I automatically assume it is true. Typically if he has a real counterargument, he presents it, rather than acting like that annoying 2nd grader "I can't hear you, lalalalala."
I'll admit that my rule-of-thumb is not 100% accurate, but if you were to list everything, I'm guessing it's about 75% accurate. Everything from "largest crowd ever, in a non-rainy inauguration" to the arguments between him and Congressional leaders behind closed doors. I'd challenge you to compile a list [mediamatters.org] and check for yourself [axios.com].
Would you still call it Trump Derangement Syndrome when it is actually true?
(Score: 2, Informative) by Azuma Hazuki on Monday January 29 2018, @09:38PM
He will, because he's deranged :) And I am being dead serious here: projection, hypocrisy, willful ignorance, and utter amorality are the tools of the trade for anyone who wishes to retain the kind of worldview he does.
I am "that girl" your mother warned you about...
(Score: 1, Flamebait) by The Mighty Buzzard on Monday January 29 2018, @09:43PM (2 children)
Which would make saying so redundant, what with it being said every tenth breath by anyone who does have Trump Derangement Syndrome.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Tuesday January 30 2018, @06:23PM (1 child)
And the point of your comment is...?
Oh right, no point. You're just a trump sucking cock lover with a serious case of closet mothballs.
(Score: 2) by The Mighty Buzzard on Tuesday January 30 2018, @09:39PM
Did a regressive shitstain just go full-on homophobic on me? Why yes, I believe one did. So much for your ideals.
My rights don't end where your fear begins.