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How Podesta got hacked: 'Password' email revealed in WikiLeaks dump
« on: October 29, 2016, 11:42:06 am »
How Podesta got hacked: 'Password' email revealed in WikiLeaks dump
Published October 29, 2016 FoxNews.com

WikiLeaks has released what may be the key email that led to one of the biggest cybersecurity breaches in presidential campaign history -- allowing hackers to gain access to Clinton Campaign Chairman John Podesta’s Gmail account.

A new email thread released Friday shows Podesta got a March 19 email from “Google” notifying him someone had his "password" and tried to sign in from Ukraine.

The IT team told Podesta the message was legit and he should change his password. But it appears the email actually was a phishing ploy – and likely gave the world access to the contents of his account.

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Re: How Podesta got hacked: 'Password' email revealed in WikiLeaks dump
« Reply #1 on: October 29, 2016, 11:46:24 am »
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Re: How Podesta got hacked: 'Password' email revealed in WikiLeaks dump
« Reply #2 on: October 29, 2016, 12:55:55 pm »
Even my 98 year old grandfather knows better than this.
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Re: How Podesta got hacked: 'Password' email revealed in WikiLeaks dump
« Reply #3 on: October 29, 2016, 06:14:36 pm »
His password was "imatoolforhillary2016."
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Re: How Podesta got hacked: 'Password' email revealed in WikiLeaks dump
« Reply #4 on: October 29, 2016, 06:19:16 pm »
Quote from: mountaineer on October 29, 2016, 06:14:36 pm
His password was "imatoolforhillary2016."

Psh.  Any idiot knows you need a capital letter and a special character.  Im@toolforhillary2016     :tongue2:
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« Reply #5 on: October 29, 2016, 06:20:33 pm »
I stand corrected. Throw in an exclamation point for good measure, though. !
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Re: How Podesta got hacked: 'Password' email revealed in WikiLeaks dump
« Reply #6 on: October 29, 2016, 06:59:08 pm »
here is the triggered email that got him... yep, he was fished.
https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/36355
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