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[G.ZZZ]

The story is the usual about russian trying to influence foreign policy by digging dirt on preminent politicians elsewhere, and apparently it seems like Italy's prime minister Paolo Gentiloni was hacked for six months, fruitlessly as he didn't use emails during the time:

A couple excerpt:

An Italian government official confirmed that the attack took place last spring and lasted for more than four months but did not infiltrate an encrypted system used for classified communications.

Paolo Gentiloni, the Italian prime minister who was serving as foreign minister at the time, was not affected by the hack, according to the official, who said Gentiloni avoided using email while he was foreign minister.

People who discussed the matter with the Guardian on condition of anonymity said they believed the attack against the foreign ministry was an attempt to gain insight into decision-making within the Italian government.

If Russia did attack Italy, it was targeting a country generally considered less hostile to it than other EU countries such as Germany or the UK. While Italy has supported sanctions against Russia that were imposed following the annexation of Crimea, the government under former prime minister Matteo Renzi strongly opposed a proposal to levy new sanctions against Moscow for its role in the Syrian conflict.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...er-hacking-attack-on-italian-foreign-ministry

 

[Twilight Princess]

 

[Zen Aku]

How can Russia keep getting away with this

 

[The Jackdog]

How can Russia keep getting away with this

who is gonna stop them?

 

[SerTapTap]

who is gonna stop them?

Republicans are notoriously harsh on Russia, surely they'll--oh, wait

 

[Spiritwalker]

Maybe we should all stop using emails

 

[Skellig Gra]

Maybe we should all stop using emails

Or implement basic information security standards

 

[Pagusas]

Maybe we should all stop using emails

The idea has been crossing my mind too. If I ever take a seat in politics I'm not sendng a god damn things through email that has any major importance to my future career if at all avoidable.

 

[VendettaRed07]

Next democrat who runs better use nothing but WW2 carrier pigeons

 

[studyguy]

Can't be hacked if you're afraid of technology and never utilize it!

 

[Spiral Insanity]

The idea has been crossing my mind too. If I ever take a seat in politics I'm not sendng a god damn things through email that has any major importance to my future career if at all avoidable.

You should stop now in that case.

 

[witchedwiz]

Gentiloni avoided using email while he was foreign minister

so how did he manage to send communication? using smoke signal? or was he idle smoking//playing on the ipad while being paid?

an attempt to gain insight into decision-making within the Italian government.

or maybe we (italians) acutally GOT hacked, but instead of finding compromising stuff, they found politicians asking one another advice on which restaurant should they dine at for the night...

sigh XD

 

[Onlinehero]

so how did he manage to send communication? using smoke signal? or was he idle smoking//playing on the ipad while being paid?

... regular mail? What is this.

 

[Lovely Salsa]

who is gonna stop them?

US is able to take over Russia in a week if they wanted to

 

[PSqueak]

This is the only time i have seen this meme used in a clever way, bravo!

 

[Log4Girlz]

When briefed Putin reportedly said "Mama Mia!"

 

[TheSeks]

http://i3.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/022/138/reece.JPG

lol. Perfect first response.

 

[enzo_gt]

This is Slack's time!

 

[The Albatross]

There is a saying that 'a wink is as a nod to a blind horse,' and in the era of virtually everything being archived and recorded somewhere, I think it's as true as ever.

so how did he manage to send communication? using smoke signal? or was he idle smoking//playing on the ipad while being paid?

He probably made noises with his mouth that other people used their brains to decipher into spoken language.