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dewsgirl

(14,961 posts) Sat Jan 4, 2020, 09:27 PM Jan 2020

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I'm not really sure what this is, FDLP.gov government website hacked by Iran Cyber Security.

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I'm not really sure what this is, FDLP.gov government website hacked by Iran Cyber Security. (Original Post) dewsgirl Jan 2020 OP

Federal Depository Library Program. Yes, it is hacked. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2020 #1

So... jberryhill Jan 2020 #2

Jared did it. n/t rzemanfl Jan 2020 #3

Any number of persons may have done it jberryhill Jan 2020 #4

But Jared is a Middle East expert, right? rzemanfl Jan 2020 #5

Yeah, and my schnauzer is an art history professor jberryhill Jan 2020 #8

somehow i don't think this is going to appease any Iranians that want revenge........... Takket Jan 2020 #6

I would imagine it could be any hacker or hackers. Tipperary Jan 2020 #7

Indeed. dewsgirl Jan 2020 #9

rzemanfl

(29,570 posts)

1. Federal Depository Library Program. Yes, it is hacked. n/t

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2020, 09:33 PM

Jan 2020

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

2. So...

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2020, 09:34 PM

Jan 2020

If a website is hacked and a bunch of Iranian stuff is put there, then it was done by Iranians?

Is that the level of sophistication that’s applied to this sort of thing now?

rzemanfl

(29,570 posts)

3. Jared did it. n/t

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #2)

Sat Jan 4, 2020, 09:35 PM

Jan 2020

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

4. Any number of persons may have done it

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #3)

Sat Jan 4, 2020, 09:42 PM

Jan 2020

rzemanfl

(29,570 posts)

5. But Jared is a Middle East expert, right?

Reply to jberryhill (Reply #4)

Sat Jan 4, 2020, 10:49 PM

Jan 2020

jberryhill

(62,444 posts)

8. Yeah, and my schnauzer is an art history professor

Reply to rzemanfl (Reply #5)

Sat Jan 4, 2020, 11:16 PM

Jan 2020

Takket

(21,635 posts)

6. somehow i don't think this is going to appease any Iranians that want revenge...........

Reply to dewsgirl (Original post)

Sat Jan 4, 2020, 10:56 PM

Jan 2020

Tipperary

(6,930 posts)

7. I would imagine it could be any hacker or hackers.

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Sat Jan 4, 2020, 10:59 PM

Jan 2020

dewsgirl

(14,961 posts)

9. Indeed.

Reply to Tipperary (Reply #7)

Sun Jan 5, 2020, 05:34 AM

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