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Or, very unlikely but maybe, the DOGE employee used this new account to attempt to login via a Russian VPN just to test security. Still very unlikely, because t

by rurban 2y ago

Or, very unlikely but maybe, the DOGE employee used this new account to attempt to login via a Russian VPN just to test security. Still very unlikely, because they were not interested in security at all.

FranzFerdiNaN 2y ago
Lets be honest: they are compromised. Musk is compromised. Trump is compromised. They are all traitors who are selling America out. It took almost four decades but Russia is winning the cold war after all, without firing a shot.
- Arkhadia 2y ago
  I want to know why your comment isn’t flagged but any dissenting opinion or question from yours will be…. Is that in alignment with American values? Hmm…
  - lukan 2y ago
    If the US government would be under russian control, exposing it would likely align with american values. Also I see no flagged other comment and some people just downvote downvotecommentors.
  - daveguy 2y ago
    Freedom of Speech is freedom from the government regulating speech. No one has a constitutional right to fkup a message board with propaganda. It is unconstitutional when the government does it, like say a president who requires unapproved language be scrubbed from public government sites.
- whamlastxmas 2y ago
  Yes, Trump is both bought by the Russians but also holding to sanctions that cost Russia billions a year. Definite 4D chess move.
  - lukan 2y ago
    Well, it cannot be too obvious, obviously. Are you aware of the "krasnow" theory? I see no proof there, but indeed strong indications to seriously look into it.
  - paulryanrogers 2y ago
    Trump is trying to get the sanctions lifted. Give him time. https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/ https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possibl... He does owe Russia for the email hack and leaks that he publicly requested. Not to mention sticking it to Ukraine after they didn't find/fabricate evidence against the Biden family.
_heimdall 2y ago
The article mentioned that traces of a few GitHub repos were found. One of the READMEs left behind described a tool used to create a multihop network to hide the original source. Seems plausible that they could have used that tool when logging in and it happened to bounce off a Russian IP.
- catlikesshrimp 2y ago
  Maybe they successfully identified and blocked all the attacks from Russian IPs, but not the case of other attacks
Cthulhu_ 2y ago
DOGE's mission isn't pentesting though, there's other federal agencies for that, like the article mentions, US-CERT operated by Homeland Security. Homeland Security and co need to step in, but they're controlled by hostile agents.
- andy_ppp 2y ago
  Haha, have you never worked with a prolific junior that wants power and openly questions everything you do, their role and any limitations you place on them. These kids won’t care it’s not their remit.
- rurban 2y ago
  What is the procedure with such a hostile takeover then? Army or National Guards should intervene to re-instate national security.
  - int_19h 2y ago
    Under whose authority? The president is still commander-in-chief, unless and until impeached
    - rurban 2y ago
      If the president is behind all that, there are proper command chains to deal with such a scenario. Democracy is about checks and balances. The US is by far not a democracy anymore, but still calls itself so.
      - int_19h 2y ago
        The "proper chain" for this scenario is either Congress impeaching the president, or the vice president triggering the 25th Amendment. Unfortunately, the Republicans in Congress refuse to do so and pretend that everything is fine, and the vice president is the president's lackey. As far as I know, we don't have any other legal mechanisms to remove the president from his position as commander-in-chief. If you know of any, I'd love to hear more about them.
1659447091 2y ago
> more than 20 such attempts If I am testing a login I don't need 20+ failed attempts to know it's not working. Sometimes the simple answer is the correct one. The series of events does not read as someone, whose job has been reported to disable security and demand root access to systems, testing the already in place login system to make sure Russian IPs (specifically) can not log in.
cyberjerkXX 2y ago
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by rurban 2y ago

FranzFerdiNaN 2y ago

Lets be honest: they are compromised. Musk is compromised. Trump is compromised. They are all traitors who are selling America out. It took almost four decades but Russia is winning the cold war after all, without firing a shot.

Arkhadia 2y ago
I want to know why your comment isn’t flagged but any dissenting opinion or question from yours will be…. Is that in alignment with American values? Hmm…
- lukan 2y ago
  If the US government would be under russian control, exposing it would likely align with american values. Also I see no flagged other comment and some people just downvote downvotecommentors.
- daveguy 2y ago
  Freedom of Speech is freedom from the government regulating speech. No one has a constitutional right to fkup a message board with propaganda. It is unconstitutional when the government does it, like say a president who requires unapproved language be scrubbed from public government sites.
whamlastxmas 2y ago
Yes, Trump is both bought by the Russians but also holding to sanctions that cost Russia billions a year. Definite 4D chess move.
- lukan 2y ago
  Well, it cannot be too obvious, obviously. Are you aware of the "krasnow" theory? I see no proof there, but indeed strong indications to seriously look into it.
- paulryanrogers 2y ago
  Trump is trying to get the sanctions lifted. Give him time. https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possible-russia-sanctions-relief-sources-say-2025-03-03/ https://www.reuters.com/world/white-house-seeks-plan-possibl... He does owe Russia for the email hack and leaks that he publicly requested. Not to mention sticking it to Ukraine after they didn't find/fabricate evidence against the Biden family.

_heimdall 2y ago

The article mentioned that traces of a few GitHub repos were found. One of the READMEs left behind described a tool used to create a multihop network to hide the original source. Seems plausible that they could have used that tool when logging in and it happened to bounce off a Russian IP.

catlikesshrimp 2y ago
Maybe they successfully identified and blocked all the attacks from Russian IPs, but not the case of other attacks

Cthulhu_ 2y ago

DOGE's mission isn't pentesting though, there's other federal agencies for that, like the article mentions, US-CERT operated by Homeland Security. Homeland Security and co need to step in, but they're controlled by hostile agents.

andy_ppp 2y ago
Haha, have you never worked with a prolific junior that wants power and openly questions everything you do, their role and any limitations you place on them. These kids won’t care it’s not their remit.
rurban 2y ago
What is the procedure with such a hostile takeover then? Army or National Guards should intervene to re-instate national security.
- int_19h 2y ago
  Under whose authority? The president is still commander-in-chief, unless and until impeached
  - rurban 2y ago
    If the president is behind all that, there are proper command chains to deal with such a scenario. Democracy is about checks and balances. The US is by far not a democracy anymore, but still calls itself so.
    - int_19h 2y ago
      The "proper chain" for this scenario is either Congress impeaching the president, or the vice president triggering the 25th Amendment. Unfortunately, the Republicans in Congress refuse to do so and pretend that everything is fine, and the vice president is the president's lackey. As far as I know, we don't have any other legal mechanisms to remove the president from his position as commander-in-chief. If you know of any, I'd love to hear more about them.

1659447091 2y ago

> more than 20 such attempts If I am testing a login I don't need 20+ failed attempts to know it's not working. Sometimes the simple answer is the correct one. The series of events does not read as someone, whose job has been reported to disable security and demand root access to systems, testing the already in place login system to make sure Russian IPs (specifically) can not log in.

cyberjerkXX 2y ago

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