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Looking at the file, I have to agree... I doubt there was a hack and I doubt this is really their oppo playbook. This looks like Black PR to me... a way to dump

Looking at the file, I have to agree... I doubt there was a hack and I doubt this is really their oppo playbook. This looks like Black PR to me... a way to dump talking points easily in the media without having them all come out of Clinton's mouth.

travoc 10y ago
I've been in both politics and Infosec long enough to know that you're probably correct.
oh_sigh 10y ago
Candidates already feed talking points to the media via backchannels....there would be no need to leak this doc for that purpose. Also, consider how benign the information is in the doc.
- rdtsc 10y ago
  This is more impactful. It is designed to let those in opposition look at them as well and say "aha, yeah, maybe this does make sense". Perhaps like a Trojan Horse type attack. Nobody in the Trump camp will believe these unless they think these are the hidden dark secrets full of juicy secrets from Hillary. So they read and it and then see stuff like "Oh Trump is a racist, huh, I guess maybe that's right".
  - oh_sigh 10y ago
    I love the "Trump is a racist" meme. He's been in the public eye for 30+ years, but somehow now it comes out that he's been secretly racist all along. Typical democratic race baiting strategy worked pretty well - too bad we all need to live in this world that they built.
themartorana 10y ago
You've looked at the file and have thusly determined that the DNC faked first a state-level-actor hack and then changed it up to a single script-kiddie attack. Thought this was HN.
hellbanTHIS 10y ago
What do you mean, all I see is a detailed point-by-point summary of why Donald Trump is a scumbag and some State Department documents that seem to show Hillary Clinton is really smart!
- CoryG89 10y ago
  It's very possible the supposed hacker is a Clinton supporter and/or Trump opposer and when deciding which documents to publish they naturally tended toward documents which make Clinton look good and/or make Trump look bad.
MikeHolman 10y ago
But leaking campaign finance details? I feel like that is a good way to piss off your donors.
- ianhawes 10y ago
  Donor information is filed publicly with the FEC. These spreadsheets may include some additional information, such as e-mail addresses or donor gifts, but for the most part you can search the DNC's filings to see who has donated and how much they've donated.

travoc 10y ago

I've been in both politics and Infosec long enough to know that you're probably correct.

oh_sigh 10y ago

Candidates already feed talking points to the media via backchannels....there would be no need to leak this doc for that purpose. Also, consider how benign the information is in the doc.

rdtsc 10y ago
This is more impactful. It is designed to let those in opposition look at them as well and say "aha, yeah, maybe this does make sense". Perhaps like a Trojan Horse type attack. Nobody in the Trump camp will believe these unless they think these are the hidden dark secrets full of juicy secrets from Hillary. So they read and it and then see stuff like "Oh Trump is a racist, huh, I guess maybe that's right".
- oh_sigh 10y ago
  I love the "Trump is a racist" meme. He's been in the public eye for 30+ years, but somehow now it comes out that he's been secretly racist all along. Typical democratic race baiting strategy worked pretty well - too bad we all need to live in this world that they built.

themartorana 10y ago

You've looked at the file and have thusly determined that the DNC faked first a state-level-actor hack and then changed it up to a single script-kiddie attack. Thought this was HN.

hellbanTHIS 10y ago

What do you mean, all I see is a detailed point-by-point summary of why Donald Trump is a scumbag and some State Department documents that seem to show Hillary Clinton is really smart!

CoryG89 10y ago
It's very possible the supposed hacker is a Clinton supporter and/or Trump opposer and when deciding which documents to publish they naturally tended toward documents which make Clinton look good and/or make Trump look bad.

MikeHolman 10y ago

But leaking campaign finance details? I feel like that is a good way to piss off your donors.

ianhawes 10y ago
Donor information is filed publicly with the FEC. These spreadsheets may include some additional information, such as e-mail addresses or donor gifts, but for the most part you can search the DNC's filings to see who has donated and how much they've donated.