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In case you missed it: Navalny found conclusive evidence of a cover-up for his poisoning [1] [2] [3]. But the best part is how he did it: caller ID spoof + soc
by wyldfire 6y ago
In case you missed it: Navalny found conclusive evidence of a cover-up for his poisoning [1] [2] [3]. But the best part is how he did it: caller ID spoof + social engineering. IMO exploiting the authoritarian nature/culture was really clever. Every time Kudryavtsev demurs about revealing more details, Navalny (as Ustinov) calls him by his full name. To me, it sounds like he's threatening him or reminding him of their relative position in the hierarchy. Each time, Kudryavtsev continues to spill the beans and give up co-conspirators.
[1] https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/world/europe/russia-navalny-poisoning-putin.html https://www.nytimes.com/2020/12/21/world/europe/russia-naval...
[2] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibqiet6Bg38 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ibqiet6Bg38
[3] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwvA49ZXnf8 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwvA49ZXnf8
- dimator 6y agoI'm amazed at the amateur nature of the guy on that call. If he's GRU/FSB trained, why would he trust a caller ID from base, and nothing else? Surely there's better opsec than this.
- sam_lowry_ 6y agoA fish rots from the head. These GRU/FSB boys enjoy complete immunity from prosecution, why would they stay professional if only loyalty is rewarded?
- LittlePeter 6y agoI think when you have so many FSB agents it is hard to maintain the quality. See for example here, where a bunch of FSB agent graduates decided to celebrate in the open: https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/11/world/geliki-russia-fsb-joyride/index.html https://edition.cnn.com/2016/07/11/world/geliki-russia-fsb-j...
- jannes 6y agoI think that specific agent was a chemist who was in charge of applying the poison (which is apparently so dangerous that experts have to do it). He likely didn’t get the full GRU/FSB training.