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Anonymous Issues Warning to Russian Hackers Targeting US Election (Original Post) Velvet Revolution Nov 2016 OP
Wow! Farmgirl1961 Nov 2016 #1
I like TryLogic Nov 2016 #2
I've been wondering where they've been meadowlark5 Nov 2016 #3
K&R nt ProudProgressiveNow Nov 2016 #4
Kick that! RiverStone Nov 2016 #5
Kick for later Cracklin Charlie Nov 2016 #6
Forget about "warning." thucythucy Nov 2016 #7
Warning? SHRED Nov 2016 #8
YES! MontanaMama Nov 2016 #11
This is the scariest election lillypaddle Nov 2016 #9
Hmmmmmm. MontanaMama Nov 2016 #10
Kick. N/T Upthevibe Nov 2016 #12
They made the same kind of video in 2012 meadowlark5 Nov 2016 #15
I remember that as well. Native Nov 2016 #16
Kick Hekate Nov 2016 #13
Thank you, thank you, thank you, Anonymous, so, so much. I've been praying you're group is watching judesedit Nov 2016 #14
Help with transcription please - just a few words... Native Nov 2016 #17
Awesome video. Awesome effort. Auggie Nov 2016 #18
Thank you 😊 blue cat Nov 2016 #19

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
3. I've been wondering where they've been
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 10:36 AM
Nov 2016

I hope they are the Robin Hoods of the election. I don't trust anything about the Trump campaign. Not when they have Putin as their campaign manager.

lillypaddle

(9,580 posts)
9. This is the scariest election
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 12:21 PM
Nov 2016

I can remember, and I'm soon to be 69. The only thing that bothers me is that an outside group is protecting us. Is our government too divided to protect our democracy, or could Anonymous BE our government at work?

MontanaMama

(23,313 posts)
10. Hmmmmmm.
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 12:31 PM
Nov 2016

I'm curious what the reason would be in telling the Russian trolls what we know about their hacking plans? Why not subvert them and let the victory be its own reward? I want to think that Anonymous can stop this treachery and I'm skeptical about this message. GOTV!!

meadowlark5

(2,795 posts)
15. They made the same kind of video in 2012
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 01:52 PM
Nov 2016

There was a lot of talk at that time that there might be some hacking in the vote counts in Ohio. Wasn't there some story about Ohio exit polls showing Kerry winning but the voting machines sent the vote information through a server and voila, Bush won. Some speculate that was why Rove was so shocked on Fox when the race was called for Obama, and he was crying about Ohio votes.

I think I remember some suspicion about that happening for Romney in 2012. Anonymous made a video warning against that and how they were watching it.

judesedit

(4,438 posts)
14. Thank you, thank you, thank you, Anonymous, so, so much. I've been praying you're group is watching
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 01:29 PM
Nov 2016

out for us and the future of this country and the world. It's so important what you're doing. You put your own life on the line for us all. Thank you again. May a higher power bless you and your families all your days.

Native

(5,942 posts)
17. Help with transcription please - just a few words...
Tue Nov 1, 2016, 02:19 PM
Nov 2016

Here's what I've transcribed. What I have in bold is what I don't understand/couldn't make out. Can someone please help with this?

We are Anonymous, and we are warning those who plan to hack the United States elections on November 8th, 2016, that we will disrupt those sloppily laid plans. We too have been carefully laying traps for black hackers who are supporting the Kremlin mafia while their criminal military slaughters innocents in Syria, invades Ukraine, killing thousands, then stealing its territory & shutting down a civilian airline. We use cypher too and CyberBerkut, you have met your match. In fact we are privy to your childish schemes because your own security is so amateurish that we are able to exploit it with minimal effort. Now we have one of your own working with us, so prepare yourself for the ultimate battle which you will lose. We will humiliate you while you flounder like the wet fish you are out of the water that you brag that you own. We have been watching you probe elections systems & stealing data so you can support a candidate who hates Muslims, immigrants, women, and minorities. We have been watching as you dump your data to the traitor Julian Assange who loves your dictator more than democracy. We know that you plan attacks on registered voter databases so citizens cannot vote. We know that you plan to attack election tabulators to try to change the vote with brute force intrusions & malware. We know that you plan to deface election department websites & get out the vote operations. We know that you plan to declare victory after you cause chaos and that your chosen candidate will use your attacks as propaganda for his false claim that the election was rigged, but your plans will fail because we are inside watching you and we have put in place systems and codes to prevent you from making any moves that will give you any chance of success. You will fail because you have left so many breadcrumbs for us to follow that we can shut you down with ease. You will fail because you are on the wrong side of history and support evil. Unlike you, Anonymous is not corrupt, we act in the public good, we choose democracy over dictatorship. You have violated the code of honor by using your skills to support darkness rather than light. Throughout millennia the battle between good & evil has raged, and our battle with you is no different, and like all wars, good eventually prevails because civilized human beings end up doing the right thing. You should join us by turning your skills against those who have enslaved you and your fellow citizens. Whatever you do, remember, we are Anonymous. We are legion. We are everywhere. We are nowhere. We do not forgive. We do not forget. Expect us. Respect us.

on edit, i found this: http://www.ibtimes.com/meet-cyberberkut-pro-russian-hackers-waging-anonymous-style-cyberwarfare-against-2228902

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