I know you guys like Sharyl Attkisson - best investigative reporter out there (Herridge a close 2nd, IMO) in this age of fake news & camera hogs, but I digress. Sharyl is running excerpts from her book “Stonewalled” on her website .... so far, there are 3. Totally fascinating reading ..... so much so, I have ordered the book 2 days ago - found a used paperback, free shipping - I’m happy! Anyway, here is a link to the 3rd excerpt which also has the links to the first two:
The Computer Intrusions: Disappearing Act
https://sharylattkisson.com/2018/11/17/the-computer-intrusions-disappearing-act/
Here's a clip
Sure, why not.” I don’t think he’ll find anything but there’s no harm in having him look. Maybe I should be more concerned. What if the government is watching me? What if they’re trying to find out who my sources are and what I may be about to report next?
“I did find some irregularities,” Jeff tells me on the phone after in- specting the outside of my home. “It could be nothing, but I’d rather discuss it in person.” We meet at my house and he walks me to a spot in the backyard just outside my garage. His primary concern is a stray cable dangling from the FiOS box attached to the brick wall on the outside of my house. It doesn’t belong. “What is it?” I ask.
He picks up the loose end and untwists a cap exposing a tiny glass dome underneath. “It’s an extra fiber optics line,” he tells me. “In ad- dition to your regular line.”
“What’s it for?”
“I’m not an expert, but someone could remove the cap and attach a receiver and download data. Or they could put a tiny transmitter here,” he points to a place under the cap, “and send information to a receiver off site once a day, once a week, or whenever. You need to have this checked out.”
I photograph the cable and decide to begin by asking Verizon reps if they installed the extra line for some unknown reason. For the mo- ment, I’m operating under the assumption that the company will be able to explain everything. So on New Year’s Eve 2012, I place the call to Verizon and describe the mystery cable.
....................... I'm not a pro at this but it sure looks like she found something.Perhaps evidence where she may have been tapped by someone, somewhere.
Great book and I agree, she is an excellent reporter.
For those who like audiobooks, Audible has it.