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Just a side-comment: The Russian criminal elements who've been mass-gathering e-mails from various places (elements alleged to have state backing) haven't actually been doing any frightfully elaborate and impressive computer break-ins. According to all reports I've seen, they've just been doing the same low-grade taking advantage of desktop-user stupidity that is the stock in trade of malware/spammer people.
Or maybe not. This just in: In an episode reminiscent of Watergate, the Democratic Party recently informed the FBI that it had collected evidence suggesting its Washington headquarters had been bugged, according to two Democratic National Committee officials who asked not to be named. [...] The second sweep, according to the Democratic officials, found a radio signal near the chairman's office that indicated there might be a listening device outside the office. "We were told that this was something that could pick up calls from cellphones," a DNC official says. "The guys who did the sweep said it was a strong indication." No device was recovered. No possible culprits were identified. The DNC sent a report with the technical details to the FBI, according to the DNC officials. "We believe it's been given by the bureau to another agency with three letters to examine," the DNC official says. "We're not supposed to talk about it." [...] http://www.motherjones.com/politics/2016/11/dnc-told-fbi-it-may-have-been-bu...