Quote:Russian operations against the DNC were extensive and, not surprisingly, very skillfully run. They began with "spearphishing," wherein fake sites made to look like real sites (for example, a phony gmail.com, or a phony warning that accounts had been hacked). These sites were used to capture login credentials, which were then used to login to and compromise at least 33 DNC computers. Here, for example, is a re-creation of a message that fooled Clinton campaign chair John DePodesta on March 19, 2016:
![[Image: pod_spearphish.png]](https://images.weserv.nl/?url=www.electoral-vote.com%2Fevp2018%2FImages%2Fpod_spearphish.png)
Once various malware and key-capture programs had been installed, the hackers routed stolen information (including e-mails) from the DNC to a server in Arizona they rented using bitcoin.
Making Sense of Friday's Indictments
I think that Firefox does a pretty good job here, but maybe John DePodesta could have benefited from a big, red pop-up warning??? What to do?
