Bizarre Sidelight on Trump Georgia Case

[silverscreenselect]

First, a bit of background. About a month ago, much of the Fulton County government computer systems were hacked by a ransomware group calling themselves LockBit. Many internal files were supposedly stolen. There was a countdown clock for Fulton County to pay an undisclosed ransom. International authorities shut down the hacker's services about 10 days ago, but a new countdown timer is up from a new location, and the deadline for payment was supposed to be 8:49 am this morning. That deadline has passed and the county has said it wasn't going to pay. Now, the rest of the story, from Business Insider:

The hacking group responsible for taking down Fulton County's websites in Georgia is threatening to publish documents from the state's court system — including ones related to the criminal case against Donald Trump — unless it gets paid a ransom. In a message posted online Saturday, in both English and Russian, the hacking group called LockBit said the stolen documents "contain a lot of interesting things and Donald Trump's court cases that could affect the upcoming US election."

On a new website, the group posted a message claiming it had backup copies of documents taken from the Fulton County government's website. It also renewed its ransom demands. The post claimed that the FBI acted quickly because the leak of documents in Trump's criminal case could affect the 2024 presidential election — although court documents show that the FBI's investigation into LockBit and coordination with international law-enforcement agencies has been ongoing for years. It characterized LockBit's relationship with the FBI as a sort of romantic rivalry and promised that the group would hack more government websites in the future.
"Personally I will vote for Trump because the situation on the border with Mexico is some kind of nightmare, Biden should retire, he is a puppet," the message said.

Cyber security officials say LockBit's more overt political messages — taking a shot at Biden and expressing support for Trump — shouldn't necessarily be taken literally. "It's always difficult to discern the meaning of messages like the one published by LockBit on Saturday," he said. "Whether the declaration of support for Trump is genuine, posturing aimed at taunting what they see as 'strong competitors and the FBI,' or even an attempt to grab headlines, we don't know."

At a press conference on February 20, Robb Pitts, the Fulton County commission chair, said no ransom was paid. "We did not pay, nor did anyone pay on our behalf," Pitts said during the briefing. In Saturday's message, LockBit said its "partner" was in "negotiations" over the ransom, but they had "stalled." Pitts didn't respond to requests for comment from Business Insider. On Tuesday, county officials told the Atlanta Journal-Constitution that it would not pay a ransom. "Our focus remains on safely restoring services for our citizens and we continue to work in close coordination with law enforcement," a county spokesperson said in a statement. An FBI representative declined to comment.

Although LockBit appeared to recover from the law-enforcement takedown earlier this month, its reputation has been severely damaged, Schiappa said. Its grandstanding messages about the FBI may be a way to shore that up.

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[flockofseagulls104]

Tell me again how our elections are secure.

[flockofseagulls104]

A post you'll never see:
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Flock, I must admit you've made a great point. If some group of people can hack into Fulton County Government and get all their data, it is certainly possible for other groups to hack into our elections, given all the vulnerabilities that have been demonstrated with evidence by experts in the field. And these people would not want to be found or identified. They are going after something much, much more valuable. And they certainly can get their hands on a lot more resources and expertise than this group of hackers. Your point got me thinking, and I've actually done some research on my own, and I didn't know that China has big office buildings just for the purpose of hacking the internet. And they have already done some probing in several areas where they have infiltrated. It is certainly possible that some powerful interests have found ways to mess with our elections, as it is shown happened in Brazil.

Your point got me thinking, for a change.

SSS

[silverscreenselect]

It is certainly possible that some powerful interests have found ways to mess with our elections, as it is shown happened in Brazil.

Bolsonaro copied the Trump playbook down to the letter and got the same results:

1. Lose an election
2. Claim fraud
3. Lose in court
4. Have thousands of your supporters riot in the capital.
5. Have Flock and Tucker Carlson come to your defense.

[flockofseagulls104]

It is certainly possible that some powerful interests have found ways to mess with our elections, as it is shown happened in Brazil.

Bolsonaro copied the Trump playbook down to the letter and got the same results:

1. Lose an election
2. Claim fraud
3. Lose in court
4. Have thousands of your supporters riot in the capital.
5. Have Flock and Tucker Carlson come to your defense.

Pick a point that is a sideline to the main point. Tell us the leftist talking points. Ignore the main point. Rinse and repeat.

[silverscreenselect]

Pick a point that is a sideline to the main point. Tell us the leftist talking points. Ignore the main point. Rinse and repeat.

Your main point, which you've brought up about 60 times on this Bored, has been rejected by 60 courts so far, so it wasn't worth my time to go through it again. Your Brazilian claim, although equally bogus, was new, at least.

[flockofseagulls104]

60 court cases. 60 court cases. Broken record.

Right in front of your nose. A group of amateur hackers can break into Fulton County's computer system and steal all their data. But no, our electronic election system is invulnerable to well-funded, specifically focused groups who are after something incredibly more valuable than money. Even though the vulnerabilities (that we know of) are well-documented and nothing has been done about them. Those 60 court cases are not relevant and are actually playing into the hands of the people who want to control elections. The court system is not supposed to rule this country. They are just one branch of the government, and supposed to be the least powerful. They are not the be-all and end-all. They should NOT be used as a reason to stop protecting our election system. When we get to the point where one low-level judge can decide on their own to disenfranchize half the country, it is definitely out of control. The judicial branch is being used by the left.

The electronic machines CAN and probably have, according to credible evidence after the fact, been hacked and infiltrated. I don't care what any judge says. And these 'court cases', that are mostly influenced by having 'Trump' connected to them, are being used as justification by useful idiots like you to prevent protecting our elections. You are an election fraud enabler.