Author Topic: EXCLUSIVE: House Intelligence IT Staffers Fired In Computer Security Probe (Read 5794 times)

don-o · « **on:** February 04, 2017, 06:21:18 pm »

EXCLUSIVE: House Intelligence IT Staffers Fired In Computer Security Probe

http://dailycaller.com/2017/02/04/exclusive-house-intelligence-it-staffers-fired-in-computer-security-probe/?utm_campaign=atdailycaller&utm_source=Twitter&utm_medium=Social

Three brothers who managed office information technology for members of the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence and other lawmakers were abruptly relieved of their duties on suspicion that they accessed congressional computer networks without permission.

Brothers Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan were barred from computer networks at the House of Representatives Thursday, The Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group has learned.

Three members of the intelligence panel and five members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs were among the dozens of members who employed the suspects on a shared basis. The two committees deal with many of the nation’s most sensitive issues, information and documents, including those related to the war on terrorism.

Also among those whose computer systems may have been compromised is Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Florida Democrat who was previously the target of a disastrous email hack when she served as chairman of the Democratic National Committee during the 2016 campaign.

snip - good article at source.

PoloSec · « **Reply #1 on:** February 04, 2017, 07:01:42 pm »

JUST WOW! FUBAR times 10

The Treasonous Radical Progressive Liberal Democrats; aka the enemy within, they hire and pay extremely well Islamic Hackers then blame the Russians when anything goes wrong.
Every damned Demonrat in congress should be sent to GITMO, never to be seen or heard again, obama left plenty of room for them.

Norm Lenhart · « **Reply #2 on:** February 04, 2017, 07:03:47 pm »

"Brothers Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan"

I against my brother, my brothers and I against our father...

Some common theme here. Can't quite put my finger on it. Oh well. Probably nothing.

mountaineer · « **Reply #3 on:** February 04, 2017, 07:05:23 pm »

Nice bit of infiltration by the enemy. :nometalk:

XenaLee · « **Reply #4 on:** February 04, 2017, 07:17:16 pm »

Quote from: PoloSec on February 04, 2017, 07:01:42 pm

JUST WOW! FUBAR times 10

The Treasonous Radical Progressive Liberal Democrats; aka the enemy within, they hire and pay extremely well Islamic Hackers then blame the Russians when anything goes wrong.
Every damned Demonrat in congress should be sent to GITMO, never to be seen or heard again, obama left plenty of room for them.

I don't know about you, but I, for one, am shocked, I tell you. Shocked!

mountaineer · « **Reply #5 on:** February 04, 2017, 08:03:02 pm »

Does this incident relate to this (thread posted by Myst)?

Bigun · « **Reply #6 on:** February 04, 2017, 08:32:14 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on February 04, 2017, 07:05:23 pm

Nice bit of infiltration by the enemy. :nometalk:

I posted this yesterday.

http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2017/02/03/police-probing-it-contractors-for-house-dems-over-unauthorized-computer-access.html

Not sure which of Myst's threads you are talking about.

Bigun · « **Reply #7 on:** February 04, 2017, 08:33:19 pm »

If this doesn't illustrate the level of trouble we are actually in I don't know what it will take!

mountaineer · « **Reply #8 on:** February 04, 2017, 08:35:28 pm »

Quote from: Bigun on February 04, 2017, 08:32:14 pm

Not sure which of Myst's threads you are talking about.

The one I linked: Five House employees are under criminal investigation amid allegations that they stole equipment from more than 20 member offices and accessed House IT systems without lawmakers' knowledge.

Bigun · « **Reply #9 on:** February 04, 2017, 08:43:54 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on February 04, 2017, 08:35:28 pm

The one I linked: Five House employees are under criminal investigation amid allegations that they stole equipment from more than 20 member offices and accessed House IT systems without lawmakers' knowledge.

Sorry! My old eyes missed the link in your post!

I would say that they all are related. Meaning mine and Myst's.

Norm Lenhart · « **Reply #10 on:** February 04, 2017, 08:59:06 pm »

Quote from: Bigun on February 04, 2017, 08:33:19 pm

If this doesn't illustrate the level of trouble we are actually in I don't know what it will take!

Nothing. you have people on the inside these and other departments working in govt who deny it to the bitter end. I saw one do it this AM. So what are the odds that Joe Average is going to take the time to learn whats happening?

People are so far into normalcy bias and so utterly brainwashed by teevee that they lost the ability to look at facts and use reason. This all ends one way and history shows it. Look to every great civilization's fall. their people got physically cowardly and intellectually lazy. Rome being the biggest example. they imported the very people they made war on and made them their armies/workers/their very society. They stopped doing anything that built their empire and gave in to hedonism and 'me first' attitudes.

How is it 'different' for us? Is it because 'That can't happen to America?"

But it already happened. And anyone that tries to raise the alarm or actually act to stop the fall is censored, mocked, made into Emanuel Goldstein or simply brushed off as a bigot, hater or kook.

But then we have always been at war with EastAsia so what does it matter? I love BIg Brother.

Fishrrman · « **Reply #11 on:** February 05, 2017, 01:17:07 am »

We need a modern-day Joe McCarthy to root out islamic moles and agents in the D.C. government...

Bigun · « **Reply #12 on:** February 05, 2017, 02:20:12 am »

@don-o @Norm Lenhart

I'm wondering if people just don't get the import of this story or just don't give a rat's a$$!

Norm Lenhart · « **Reply #13 on:** February 05, 2017, 02:22:34 am »

Quote from: Bigun on February 05, 2017, 02:20:12 am

@don-o @Norm Lenhart

I'm wondering if people just don't get the import of this story or just don't give a rat's a$$!

Some actually approve of it and want to keep importing them.

mountaineer · « **Reply #14 on:** February 05, 2017, 02:50:01 pm »

Meet The 3 NON-RUSSIAN Hackers Behind The Hacks: Brothers Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan
Ryan Saavedra Feb 4th, 2017 5:11 pm
Gateway Pundit

Government Personnel Compromised By Rogue IT Staff

In an interesting turn of events, it appears that the Russians may have not been behind the hacks into the American political system after all. Meet the three men who are now the center of attention for the hacks: Brothers Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan.

The Daily Caller News Foundation is reporting that three brothers who managed office IT for government officials have been relieved of their duties on suspicion that they accessed specific computer networks without permission, also known as hacking.

From The Daily Caller:

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Brothers Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan were barred from computer networks at the House of Representatives Thursday, The Daily Caller News Foundation Investigative Group has learned.

Three members of the intelligence panel and five members of the House Committee on Foreign Affairs were among the dozens of members who employed the suspects on a shared basis. The two committees deal with many of the nation’s most sensitive issues, information and documents, including those related to the war on terrorism.

The Daily Caller goes on to state that one of the possible computer systems that may have been hacked in connection to these three brothers belongs to Florida Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Schultz served as the chairman for the DNC when the now infamous DNC hacks took place during the 2016 presidential campaign. Many Democrats and media outlets reported for months, with little evidence, that the Russians were behind the hacks in a deliberate attempt to help President Trump win the election.

mountaineer · « **Reply #15 on:** February 05, 2017, 02:56:06 pm »

These guys were making $160K per year each, but couldn't pay the mortgage?

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... Abid, Imran and Jamal have all shared a house in Lorton, Virginia, that is owned by Hina R. Alvi. Alvi is a female House IT employee who works for many of the same members as the three brothers, as well as the House Democratic Caucus.

Signs of trouble have long been visible in public records. The Congressional Credit Union repossessed Abid’s car in 2009, and he declared bankruptcy in 2012, facing multiple lawsuits. Alvi, who did not respond to TheDCNF’s request for comment, has taken multiple second mortgages.

Security-sensitive jobs typically require background checks for credit and legal problems that can create pressures to cash in on access to secret information and documents.

Jamal, who public records suggest is only 22 years old and first began working in the House when he was 20, was paid nearly $160,000 a year, or three times the average House IT staff salary, according to InsideGov, which tracks congressional salaries. Abid was paid $161,000 and Imran $165,000.

Jack Langer, spokesman for the intelligence committee, said the committee office has its own IT staff and security measures and classified information from the panel is not allowed to be sent to members’ personal offices.

Daily Caller

Bigun · « **Reply #16 on:** February 05, 2017, 03:10:10 pm »

Quote from: mountaineer on February 05, 2017, 02:50:01 pm

Meet The 3 NON-RUSSIAN Hackers Behind The Hacks: Brothers Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan
Ryan Saavedra Feb 4th, 2017 5:11 pm
Gateway Pundit

Government Personnel Compromised By Rogue IT Staff

In an interesting turn of events, it appears that the Russians may have not been behind the hacks into the American political system after all. Meet the three men who are now the center of attention for the hacks: Brothers Abid, Imran, and Jamal Awan.

The Daily Caller News Foundation is reporting that three brothers who managed office IT for government officials have been relieved of their duties on suspicion that they accessed specific computer networks without permission, also known as hacking.

From The Daily Caller:
The Daily Caller goes on to state that one of the possible computer systems that may have been hacked in connection to these three brothers belongs to Florida Democrat Debbie Wasserman Schultz. Schultz served as the chairman for the DNC when the now infamous DNC hacks took place during the 2016 presidential campaign. Many Democrats and media outlets reported for months, with little evidence, that the Russians were behind the hacks in a deliberate attempt to help President Trump win the election.

Did these guys work at the pleasure of the Committee or did they have GS numbers! THAT is what I want to know!

rangerrebew · « **Reply #17 on:** February 06, 2017, 04:47:53 pm »

BREAKING: Secret Service Was Just Called To Investigate MAJOR Crimes To Sabotage Trump— Look Who’s Involved AGAIN!
By Amber
trump

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Gee, another computer fiasco involving the Democrats. Who didn’t see this coming? Remember Hillary’s home brewed server and the thousands of emails that were not properly secured? It opened us up to security breaches and basically invited our enemies in to see everything the State Department was up to. It was a clear violation of the Espionage Act. Now this… at least five IT contractors have been accused of improperly accessing the House computer system, along with taking hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of equipment and billing the House for amounts that are greater than the cost of equipment. These contractors worked for dozens of House Democrats.

Information obtained by the contractors was stored on a cloud server leaving it open to possible hacking by foreign agents. Investigators don’t believe espionage was involved, but they can’t be certain. And there is a distinct possibility that the information was being sold to interested parties here in the US. No House members themselves are under investigation, but we all know that many of them are corrupt and have been before. No arrests have been made yet, but it sure looks like there will be. Why aren’t any Democrats being held accountable for this?

From the Conservative Tribune:

http://freedomdaily.com/breaking-secret-service-just-called-investigate-major-crimes-sabotage-trump-look-whos-involved/

Silver Pines · « **Reply #18 on:** February 06, 2017, 05:21:49 pm »

Written by "Amber"?

TomSea · « **Reply #19 on:** February 06, 2017, 05:24:49 pm »

I read what I thought was a credible source this morning that said Soros gave $50,000 to one of these protest organizations.

bolobaby · « **Reply #20 on:** February 06, 2017, 06:29:35 pm »

Quote from: CatherineofAragon on February 06, 2017, 05:21:49 pm

Written by "Amber"?

@CatherineofAragon

Well, she *did* use ALL CAPS, which gives her TOTAL credibility, doncha know?

bolobaby · « **Reply #21 on:** February 06, 2017, 06:31:59 pm »

From the Conservative Tribune... according to Fox News... according to The Washington Examiner... per a source that says no one is getting investigated.

Would it be too much to ask to find the original articles instead of the crap this (basically anonymous) poster "curated?"