Posted on 06/14/2013 7:58:50 AM PDT by sunmars
CBS News reporter Sharyl Attkisson revealed in May that her computer had been compromised. When asked about the situation, CBS News responded with a statement that it was conducting an investigation.
That investigation has reached the following conclusions, according to CBS News spokeswoman Sonya McNair:
A cyber security firm hired by CBS News has determined through forensic analysis that Sharyl Attkissons computer was accessed by an unauthorized, external, unknown party on multiple occasions late in 2012. Evidence suggests this party performed all access remotely using Attkissons accounts. While no malicious code was found, forensic analysis revealed an intruder had executed commands that appeared to involve search and exfiltration of data.
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A cyber security firm hired by CBS News has determined through forensic analysis that Sharyl Attkissons computer was accessed by an unauthorized, external, unknown party on multiple occasions late in 2012. Evidence suggests this party performed all access remotely using Attkissons accounts. While no malicious code was found, forensic analysis revealed an intruder had executed commands that appeared to involve search and exfiltration of data.
This party also used sophisticated methods to remove all possible indications of unauthorized activity, and alter system times to cause further confusion.”
This party also used sophisticated methods to remove all possible indications of unauthorized activity, and alter system times to cause further confusion.
CBS News is taking steps to identify the responsible party and their method of access.
More to come on this.
lets see where the trail leads back to, if any?
Need another company or hacker who can trace this to check it out again!
Government agency - three letters? Known for responding in the affirmative to Verizon’s “can you hear me now” ad?
I wonder if this is what it felt like to live in the 1770's.......
The LSM is about to realize that the totalitarian government they have supported doesn’t trust ANYONE, not even their obedient lapdog media.
Gee,,,wonder if her bosses are still concerned with her reporting bordering on an “agenda”,,heck,,maybe they are the ones who did it! gotta keep the Obama beast happy you know
:: lets see where the trail leads back to, if any? ::
I’d set my proxy info to reflect “Snowden”.
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occasions late in 2012....gee
No Such Agency
Who, then, are the suspects? I think of two....Obama political operation and CBS leadership, itself. CBS, up until about 3 weeks ago, Atkinson was published only once in 5 months....a determination by CBS producers.
..........jeez! What a surprise!? The Marxist’s in the democrat party and white house, I would bet, have busted into thousands of people’s computers that they don’t like and hell, probably some they do like!
Criminals are running this country! So, damn!.......why is anybody surprised by any of this?!
We need a graphic of an SS-officer or a “matrix-style” (Mr. Smith) enforcer, cell-phone to ear, asking, “Do you hear me NOW!”
Probably easy to grab an advert of the “Verizon geek” and swap some heads and attire.
WTF CBS confirms and the WAPO reports...This has to be one of the signs of the Apocalypse!
“In response, we have asked all reporters not to use their computers at all. The White House will now fax us the news. “
asked if congress were being spied on the answer was not a massive no.
BHO has drawn a line in the sand and dared you to cross it.
Are you mice or men? Are you passive/obedient/submissive sycophants or do you have even an ounce of true journalism left within you?
When she first brought this up CBS was somewhat skeptical.
Not now ..
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