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http://www.newsweek.com/break-reported-project-government-oversight-major-dc-whistleblowers-organization-229904By Jeff Stein
Its probably nothing, but the office of a major Washington, DC national security whistleblowers organization was broken into last week.
The intruder or intruders left dozens of computers and other valuable office equipment untouched but jimmied open a file cabinet at the Project on Government Oversight, a private organization that has conducted several sensitive investigations in recent months, including a critical report on a controversial Pentagon leak investigation.
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Break-in Reported at Project on Government Oversight (Original Post)
babsbunny
Feb 2014
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"It’s probably nothing" ??? - BULLSHIT! They didn't steal anything, but jimmied open a file cabinet?
bananas
Feb 2014
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ChairmanAgnostic
(28,017 posts)1. It is not what they took, but what they left.
bananas
(27,509 posts)2. "It’s probably nothing" ??? - BULLSHIT! They didn't steal anything, but jimmied open a file cabinet?
And what did they do to the computers?
Install keyloggers, replace real documents with fakes, etc ???
This wasn't a theft, so what was the motivation?
Marr
(20,317 posts)3. Yeah, that's an odd intro for a story, isn't it?
bananas
(27,509 posts)5. NSA can hack into any computer remotely - but file cabinets require breaking and entering
Of course, it might not be the NSA - it could be the FBI, DHS, RNC, etc.
Marr
(20,317 posts)6. That's a great point. /nt
hootinholler
(26,449 posts)4. DNC HQ at Watergate broken into. #ItsProbablyNothing
At least it was reported.