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- Sources say that a foreign entity wanted policy information
- Sources won't identify hackers in any way, including by country
- Hacking occurred during mid-summer part of campaign
- FBI, Secret Service told Obama campaign "you have been compromised"
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http://www.cnn.com/2008/TECH/11/06/campaign.computers.hacked/index.html
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Re: Obama, McCain Campaigns' Computers Hacked for Policy Data
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I thought this was very interesting. Supposedly it was done to gain information that would be beneficial in negotiations with the new administration.
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Thanks for the link; was a good read.
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Hmmmm... Negotiations with whom and about what?
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That's the good question. It sounds like "they" know, but they're not saying.
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i found the lack of them actually doing anything about it interesting as well
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Yeah, hasn't been a whole lot of info about it... must have been something pretty important for them all to keep quiet.
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