{"id":4280,"date":"2020-01-14T06:43:10","date_gmt":"2020-01-14T10:43:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=4280"},"modified":"2020-01-14T06:44:29","modified_gmt":"2020-01-14T10:44:29","slug":"crowdstrike-2-0-new-fake-russian-hack-alleged-by-cybersecurity-company-founded-by-former-crowdstrike-exec","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/?p=4280","title":{"rendered":"CROWDSTRIKE 2.0: New Fake Russian Hack Alleged by Cybersecurity Company Founded by CrowdStrike Founder"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Here Comes Wikigate 2: NYT Claims Russian Hackers Successfully &#8220;Breached&#8221; Burisma<\/h2>\n<p><!--more-->ZeroHedge.com<\/p>\n<p>Color us skeptical, alt-right, conspiracy-wonk, Putin-puppets; but the transparency and timing of tonight&#8217;s &#8220;bombshell&#8221; report from\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/13\/us\/politics\/russian-hackers-burisma-ukraine.html\">The New York Times<\/a>\u00a0of\u00a0<strong>an &#8216;alleged&#8217; hacking by &#8216;allegedly&#8217; Russian hackers of Burisma<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; the Ukrainian energy firm that VP Biden&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/torontosun.com\/news\/world\/sin-bin-hunter-biden-spent-thousands-smoked-crack-in-d-c-strip-club\">crack-smoking<\/a>, energy-ignorant son was paid $50,000 per month as a board member &#8211;\u00a0<strong>reeks so strongly of foundational narrative-building for something &#8220;embarrassing&#8221; that is coming<\/strong>, it is stunning just how dumb the deep state must think the American public really is. Actually, maybe not all that stunning.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2020-01-13_16-47-42.jpg?itok=Z7B2ogg1\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2020-01-13_16-47-42.jpg?itok=Z7B2ogg1\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13_16-47-42.jpg?itok=mc1HpoFX 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13_16-47-42.jpg?itok=mc1HpoFX 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13_16-47-42.jpg?itok=mc1HpoFX 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13_16-47-42.jpg?itok=mc1HpoFX 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13_16-47-42.jpg?itok=mc1HpoFX 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13_16-47-42.jpg?itok=Z7B2ogg1 1x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13_16-47-42.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"324\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"3fd311b9-6811-4720-ab7d-464b926ac704\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p>According to Area 1, the Silicon Valley security firm that detected the hacking,\u00a0<strong>Russian hackers from a military intelligence unit known formerly as the G.R.U.,<\/strong>\u00a0and to private researchers by the alias \u201cFancy Bear,\u201d\u00a0<strong>used so-called phishing emails<\/strong>\u00a0that appear designed to steal usernames and passwords,\u00a0<strong>to gain access to Burisma&#8217;s network<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><em>Full Area 1 Report here:<\/em><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" id=\"doc_25484\" class=\"scribd_iframe_embed\" title=\"Area 1 Security PhishingBarismaHoldings\" src=\"https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/embeds\/442826652\/content?start_page=1&amp;view_mode=scroll&amp;access_key=key-UuLrudNh03uXLqErRtrH&amp;show_recommendations=true\" width=\"100%\" height=\"600\" frameborder=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" data-aspect-ratio=\"0.7729220222793488\" data-auto-height=\"false\" data-mce-fragment=\"1\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Oren Falkowitz, a co-founder of Area 1, and previously a hacker at the National Security Agency, proclaimed in the report that &#8220;the attacks were successful,&#8221; even though it is unknown what the alleged hackers were attempting to discover.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201c<strong>The timing of the Russian campaign mirrors the G.R.U. hacks we saw in 2016 against the D.N.C.\u00a0<\/strong>and John Podesta,\u201d the Clinton campaign chairman, Mr. Falkowitz said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>\u201cOnce again, they are stealing email credentials, in what we can only assume is a repeat of Russian interference in the last election.\u201d<\/strong><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mercurynews.com\/2019\/11\/07\/oren-falkowitz-area-1-security-hacking-presidential-campaigns\/\">As The Mercury News reported,<\/a>\u00a0over the summer,\u00a0<strong>Area 1 persuaded the Federal Election Commission to allow it to provide low-cost services to political campaigns,<\/strong>\u00a0which would typically be a violation of rules designed to prevent businesses from currying political favor.<\/p>\n<p>Additionally, and coming as no surprise to many,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.opensecrets.org\/donor-lookup\/results?name=falkowitz%2C+oren\"><strong>Mr. Falkowitz is a significant donor to Democrats<\/strong><\/a>; and even more intriguing, the company&#8217;s CSO &#8211; Blacke Darche &#8211; also worked at the NSA and most notably, Crowdstrike.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2020-01-13%20%281%29.png?itok=bLTdZJ3u\" data-image-external-href=\"\" data-image-href=\"\/s3\/files\/inline-images\/2020-01-13%20%281%29.png?itok=bLTdZJ3u\" data-link-option=\"0\"><picture><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13%20%281%29.png?itok=qrWifndx 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1280px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13%20%281%29.png?itok=qrWifndx 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 480px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13%20%281%29.png?itok=qrWifndx 1x, https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13%20%281%29.png?itok=qrWifndx 2x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 1024px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_desktop\/public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13%20%281%29.png?itok=qrWifndx 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" media=\"all and (min-width: 768px)\" \/><source srcset=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/styles\/inline_image_mobile\/public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13%20%281%29.png?itok=bLTdZJ3u 1x\" type=\"image\/png\" \/><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/zh-prod-1cc738ca-7d3b-4a72-b792-20bd8d8fa069.storage.googleapis.com\/s3fs-public\/inline-images\/2020-01-13%20%281%29.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"366\" data-entity-type=\"file\" data-entity-uuid=\"348ff1d5-cb04-4e56-ac02-13e9df7e0c70\" data-responsive-image-style=\"inline_images\" \/><\/picture><\/a><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/13\/us\/politics\/russian-hackers-burisma-ukraine.html\">While NYT admits<\/a>\u00a0it is\u00a0<strong>not yet clear what the hackers found, or precisely what they were searching for,<\/strong>\u00a0that did not stop them speculating, based on more anonymous sources.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/13\/us\/politics\/russian-hackers-burisma-ukraine.html\">The Times<\/a>, citing an American security official, who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss sensitive intelligence, claiming &#8211; without any proof &#8211; that\u00a0<strong>the Russian attacks on Burisma appear to be running parallel to an effort by Russian spies in Ukraine to dig up information in the analog world that could embarrass the Bidens.<\/strong>\u00a0The\u00a0<strong>spies<\/strong>, the official said, are trying to penetrate Burisma and working sources in the Ukrainian government in search of emails, financial records and legal documents.<\/p>\n<p>So-called\u00a0<strong>&#8220;experts&#8221; reportedly claim the timing and scale of the attacks suggest that the Russians could be searching for potentially embarrassing material on the Bidens<\/strong>\u00a0&#8211; the same kind of information that Mr. Trump wanted from Ukraine when he pressed for an investigation of the Bidens and Burisma, setting off a chain of events that led to his farcical impeachment.<\/p>\n<p>All sounds very sinister!<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/13\/us\/politics\/russian-hackers-burisma-ukraine.html\">The New York Times,\u00a0<\/a>thoughtfully asks Andrew Bates, a spokesman for the Biden campaign, what his thoughts are on the entirely unfounded story. His response is unsurprising to say the least&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>\u201cDonald Trump tried to coerce Ukraine into lying about Joe Biden and a major bipartisan, international anti-corruption victory because he recognized that he can\u2019t beat the vice president.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><strong>&#8220;Now we know that Vladimir Putin also sees Joe Biden as a threat.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>\u201cAny American president who had not repeatedly encouraged foreign interventions of this kind would immediately condemn this attack on the sovereignty of our elections.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Oh we are sure Putin is terrified of Biden!?<\/p>\n<p>And the icing on the cake from the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2020\/01\/13\/us\/politics\/russian-hackers-burisma-ukraine.html\">New York Times reporters,<\/a>\u00a0to ensure the dumbfounded reader is completely clear on what just happened (without any shadow of a doubt)&#8230;<\/p>\n<aside class=\"newsletter-insert\">\n<div class=\"newsletter-insert__left-section\"><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<blockquote><p>The\u00a0<strong>Russian tactics are strikingly similar to what American intelligence agencies say was Russia\u2019s hacking of emails from Hillary Clinton\u2019s campaign chairman and the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 presidential campaign.<\/strong>\u00a0In that case, once they had the emails, the Russians used trolls to spread and spin the material, and built an echo chamber to widen its effect.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Repeat a lie often enough and it becomes true?<\/p>\n<p><u><em><strong>So, what are the Democrats preparing for?<\/strong><\/em><\/u>\u00a0Another round of embarrassing leaked emails &#8211; Wikigate 2.0? And this story is designed to plant the seed that anyone who releases any of the &#8220;hacked&#8221; emails &#8211; which may or may not expose crimes by the Bidens (or Pelosis) is a Russian agent and must be shunned, censored, and generally disavowed by any and all Western media.<\/p>\n<p>Or, you could choose to believe that the Russians &#8211; who allegedly were so dumb last time as to make it obvious it was them doing the hacking &#8211; have done it again&#8230; following the same pattern, and getting caught in their &#8220;meddling&#8221;? Oh wait, they have answer for that &#8216;conspiracy theory&#8217; &#8211; that Russian hackers are &#8220;lazy&#8221;&#8230;<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em><strong>\u201cThe Burisma hack is a cookie-cutter G.R.U. campaign,\u201d\u00a0<\/strong><\/em>Mr. Falkowitz said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201c<strong>Russian hackers, as sophisticated as they are, also tend to be lazy.<\/strong>\u00a0They use what works. And in this, they were successful.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Which is odd. Given how terrified every establishment type was at the thought of Iranians hacking America&#8217;s most sensitive infrastructure in the last week, one might think that well-trained Russian hackers would be a little more adept. But then again, anyone who chooses to not believe the NYT story hook, line, and sinker &#8211; is clearly a puppet of Putin.<\/p>\n<p>___<br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/here-comes-wikigate-2-nyt-claims-russian-hackers-successfully-breached-burisma\">https:\/\/www.zerohedge.com\/geopolitical\/here-comes-wikigate-2-nyt-claims-russian-hackers-successfully-breached-burisma<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Here Comes Wikigate 2: NYT Claims Russian Hackers Successfully &#8220;Breached&#8221; Burisma<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4280","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4280","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=4280"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4280\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=4280"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=4280"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/stateofthenation.co\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=4280"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}