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0 pointsjgbond5y ago0 comments

I’m guessing DMs were the real loot. The public display with the BTC diversion validates any DMs that were stolen. Otherwise blackmail targets could deny them.

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xvector5y ago

These are publicly managed Twitter accounts, they probably don't have any DMs of substance.

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reilly30005y ago

I think that's the case. No prominent Republicans were targeted. See: Watergate, Wikileaks DNC emails. Same shit.

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cj5y ago

If DMs were the real loot, they wouldn’t have exposed the hack by tweeting on the account.

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benlumen5y ago

Data theft like that is normally silently dumped after the breach occurs and anyone knows what happened.

This looks more like data injection somewhere. Perhaps an old API exploit. You used to be able to send an SMS to tweet, for example.

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vlz5y ago

What does "DM" mean in that context?

(Went to wikipedia, but their suggestions like Death Metal and Dance marathon are probably not it ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DM )

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ben1745y ago

Interesting theory, but then why would they include Apple? Among others in the list, they’re almost guaranteed to be of no value and only increase the risk.

axaxs5y ago

Interesting theory, but this widespread hack pretty much gives most people plausible deniability in my opinion.

canjobear5y ago

Blackmail targets could still deny them.

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xvector5y ago

These are publicly managed Twitter accounts, they probably don't have any DMs of substance.

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reilly30005y ago

I think that's the case. No prominent Republicans were targeted. See: Watergate, Wikileaks DNC emails. Same shit.

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cj5y ago

If DMs were the real loot, they wouldn’t have exposed the hack by tweeting on the account.

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benlumen5y ago

Data theft like that is normally silently dumped after the breach occurs and anyone knows what happened.

This looks more like data injection somewhere. Perhaps an old API exploit. You used to be able to send an SMS to tweet, for example.

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vlz5y ago

What does "DM" mean in that context?

(Went to wikipedia, but their suggestions like Death Metal and Dance marathon are probably not it ;) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DM )

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ben1745y ago

Interesting theory, but then why would they include Apple? Among others in the list, they’re almost guaranteed to be of no value and only increase the risk.

axaxs5y ago

Interesting theory, but this widespread hack pretty much gives most people plausible deniability in my opinion.

canjobear5y ago

Blackmail targets could still deny them.

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