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Former Sen. Hassan Aide Stole Gigabytes Of ‘high Value’ Data
The Daily Caller ^ | 4:34 PM 04/05/2019 | Luke Rosiak

Posted on 04/06/2019 8:14:36 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum

A former IT aide to New Hampshire Democratic Sen. Maggie Hassan mounted an “extraordinarily extensive data-theft scheme” against the office, the culprit’s plea agreement states.

The plot included the installation of tiny “keylogging” devices that picked up every keystroke. Between July and October 2018, former IT aide Jackson Cosko worked with an unnamed accomplice, a then-current Hassan employee, who repeatedly lent him a key that he used to enter the office at night and who allegedly tried to destroy evidence for him.

Cosko accepted responsibility for the events revealed by federal prosecutors in court Friday.

A statement of facts that Cosko agreed to says that from July to October 2018, he “engaged in an extraordinarily extensive data-theft scheme, copying entire network drives, sorting and organizing sensitive data, and exploring ways to use that data to his benefit,” arranging it into folders such as “high value.”

The theft occurred after Cosko was fired from Hassan’s office in May 2018 for undisclosed reasons, then hired by Democratic Texas Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, giving him access to the House computer network. (RELATED: Suspect In Kavanaugh Doxxing Downloaded ‘More Information Than Originally Understood)

“The defendant gained access to Senator Hassan’s Office by unlawfully obtaining keys from a staffer who was (at the time) still employed in the Office” and using it to repeatedly burglarize the office. He placed small, unobtrusive devices on at least six Senate computers that captured every keystroke, including usernames and passwords which he would then use to access further documents.

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1 posted on 04/06/2019 8:14:36 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

So who got the stolen goods?


2 posted on 04/06/2019 8:23:43 AM PDT by Nateman (If the left is not screaming, you are doing it wrong.)
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To: Nateman

More importantly, what did Trump know and when did he know it?

Certainly this must be his fault somehow. I bet that Putin guy made him do it.


3 posted on 04/06/2019 8:29:28 AM PDT by shelterguy
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To: Nateman
So who got the stolen goods?

Why do you ask, Comrade?

4 posted on 04/06/2019 8:30:06 AM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (Capitalism produces EVERYTHING Socialists/Communists/Democratic-Socialists wish to "redistribute.")
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; Liz

Awan’s cousin?


5 posted on 04/06/2019 8:32:44 AM PDT by Libloather (Global warming is AWESOME!)
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To: Libloather

Imran Awan ran away.


6 posted on 04/06/2019 8:37:30 AM PDT by Blue Highway
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To: All
The theft occurred AFTER Cosko was fired Sen from Hassan’s office in May 2018 for "undisclosed reasons"*........
the IT thief was then hired by Democrat Rep. Sheila Jackson Lee, giving him access to the House computer network.

*(RELATED: Suspect In Kavanaugh Doxxing Downloaded ‘More Information Than Originally Understood)

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UPDATE Cosko admits to doxxing five senators
Cosko was arrested last year ... he “became angry” at Republican senators questioning Kavanaugh ...

SOURCE https://www.theverge.com/.../jackson-cosko-senate-wikipedia-doxxing-kavanaugh-he...

7 posted on 04/06/2019 8:39:48 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum
Sounds like another Awan operation, except in the Senate instead of the House.
8 posted on 04/06/2019 8:43:43 AM PDT by Major Matt Mason
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A lot of that goes on in dumb Democrap circles.....here's more.

TRUMP NEEDS TO UNLEASH HIS DOJ ON THEN-CONG BECERRA'S
HOUSE ACTIVITIES WITH THE PAKI IT SPIES. Becerra is now Cali's top lawman

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The Awans had access to ALL the House Democrats Congressional data including Democrats' constituent emails.

The Pakis were using Cong Xavier Becerra’s House Democratic Caucus as their central service warehouse.

Crucial data was completely out of the House members’ possession. Was it sold off to America's enemies?

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Then-Cong Becerra headed the House Congressional Democrat Caucus. Becerra gave the Paki spies free reign over all US intel.

<><> Imran’s wife Hina Alvi, the only IT authorized to use Becerra's computer equipment, is on-record as logging on about 300 times.

<><> The rest of the Awan crew were accessing intel on Becerra's computer thousands of times using Becerra's passwords and codes.

This clearly shows the Pakis were operating as a cohesive, collusive undercover unit.

Becerra was looking the other way.

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Becerra---now Cali's top lawman----refuses to answer questions about this. According to the House investigative report:

<><>The Awan family was logging in to Xavier Becerra’s House Democratic Caucus server with 17 different accounts

<><> The Awans' were accessing data belonging to Congressional offices that had no connection to the the Democrat Caucus,

<><> These patterns were consistent with data being funneled onto Becerra’s server from other members of Congress,

<><> House members said Becerra never alerted them to any aberrations.

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9 posted on 04/06/2019 8:45:02 AM PDT by Liz ( Our side has 8 trillion bullets; the other side doesn't know which bathroom to use.)
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To: Liz; bitt; little jeremiah; a little elbow grease

good to see you on the job.

was just getting ready to ping you to this “new” IT espionage matter.

thanx again for keeping this “out from under the rug”.


10 posted on 04/06/2019 8:48:43 AM PDT by thinden
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

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Cosko, a supporter of Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders, was born to a California family with ties to Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein. Republicans suggested the California Democrat leaked a letter soon before Kavanaugh’s confirmation hearing that alleged the Supreme Court justice sexually assaulted Christine Blasey Ford.

The suspect’s father, Greg Cosko, is the CEO of Hathaway Dinwiddie, a construction company that built a university building named after Feinstein’s husband. He serves on the board of San Francisco State University alongside Willie Brown, the California politician who said he helped make the career of Democratic California Sen. Kamala Harris, with an illicit affair.

As former chairman of the San Francisco Chamber of Commerce, Greg Cosko hobnobbed with then-House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Feinstein and others. The elder Cosko’s adult son appears to have made inroads in Washington via an internship with Feinstein.

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So deals are made and the real culprits (elected leaders) aren’t held accountable. How can such high level espionage occur without the assistance of those in positions of power?

Rhetorical question of course.


11 posted on 04/06/2019 9:00:59 AM PDT by patriot torch
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; All
This is a major story.

This should be headline news.

Everyone should send this story to Drudge, Rush, Levin, and if you don't like or trust any of them, send it to your favorite news outlets and post it everywhere.

Don't count on someone else to do it. Do it yourself. Do it now.

This could be the link that connects many dots.

Remember, Watergate started as nothing more than a police report of a break-in.

12 posted on 04/06/2019 9:27:25 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: Liz
Trump should definitely be Tweeting about this.

Send this article to your favorite news outlets and talk show radio hosts.

13 posted on 04/06/2019 9:37:12 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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To: shelterguy

Exactly. No need for congress IT workers to have security clearances, but Orange Man Bad so all his people need theirs pulled.


14 posted on 04/06/2019 9:39:02 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: patriot torch

ties to Democratic California Sen. Dianne Feinstein.


And there it is right there, the money shot. Chinese spy no doubt. Why Finestein is not swinging from the gallows with Hillary is incomprehensible to me.


15 posted on 04/06/2019 9:42:15 AM PDT by VTenigma (The Democrat party is the party of the mathematically challenged)
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To: All

HASSAN should step down, 2 members of his closest staff betrayed him.


16 posted on 04/06/2019 9:55:50 AM PDT by Retvet (Retvet)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

The biggest surprise here is that justice dept seems to have gone after this IT spy, unlike the Awans. Who changed to notice Rat crooks?


17 posted on 04/06/2019 10:06:13 AM PDT by JohnBovenmyer
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To: E. Pluribus Unum

I call BS on this Story, Nobody STOLE anything, neither did the Awan spies. All of these Members of Congress were PAID GOOD MONEY to Allow our Sworn Enemies access to our most sensitive secrets.

STOP SAYING THE INFO WAS SOLD, THEY BOUGHT AND PAID FOR ALL OF IT!


18 posted on 04/06/2019 10:11:35 AM PDT by eyeamok
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To: Retvet
Her, not ‘him,’ thus higher on lefty privilege scale. And perp’s later boss’s privilege is even higher than Obama’s: no one on the left will accept SJL would do anything wrong; no one on the right thinks she has any brains.
19 posted on 04/06/2019 10:14:39 AM PDT by JohnBovenmyer ( Waiting for the tweets to hatch)
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To: E. Pluribus Unum; All
Jackson Cosko: 5 Fast Facts You Need to Know

1. Jackson Cosko Was Accused of Everything From Witness Tampering to Identity Theft

2. Jackson Cosko Says He Worked for the United States Senate Through May 2018 & a Letter Indicates He Was on Jackson Lee’s Staff in September 2018

3. Jackson Cosko Worked as a Field Organizer for a PAC, Donated to Bernie Sanders & His Parents Have Donated to Top Democrats

4. Cosko Was an Intern for the U.S. House of Representatives

5. Cosko Studied Engineering & Cybersecurity

https://heavy.com/news/2018/10/jackson-cosko/

20 posted on 04/06/2019 10:43:29 AM PDT by yesthatjallen
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