The Dark Visitor » Obama http://www.thedarkvisitor.com Wed, 08 Jun 2011 03:15:53 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Chinese hackers enjoying Obama’s popularity http://www.thedarkvisitor.com/2009/01/chinese-hackers-enjoying-obamas-popularity/ http://www.thedarkvisitor.com/2009/01/chinese-hackers-enjoying-obamas-popularity/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 20:15:11 +0000 Heike http://www.thedarkvisitor.com/?p=1046 According to PandaLabs,  there are over 40 websites cashing in on the current popularity of President Obama to spread malware.  The websites, purchased by a Chinese company with a long history of malware attacks, are running sensational headlines like “Barrack Obama refused to be a President” in order to attract viewers and compromise their computers.

Difficulty with English articles, a dead giveaway.

]]> http://www.thedarkvisitor.com/2009/01/chinese-hackers-enjoying-obamas-popularity/feed/ 2 Chinese hackers cyberattack on Obama and McCain’s campaign networks? http://www.thedarkvisitor.com/2008/11/chinese-hackers-cyberattack-on-obama-and-mccains-websites/ http://www.thedarkvisitor.com/2008/11/chinese-hackers-cyberattack-on-obama-and-mccains-websites/#comments Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:44:08 +0000 Heike http://www.thedarkvisitor.com/?p=692 This comes from Newsweek via Wired that both presidential candidates websites networks were attacked compromised .  There is a lot of speculation in the original Newsweek article which Wired duly notes:

Oddly, Newsweek reports that officials at the FBI and White House told the Obama camp that the culprit was a “foreign entity” likely seeking information on the two sides’ policy positions to use in negotiations with the next administration, and that the Obama system had not been hacked by its political opponents.

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