Obama, McCain campaign computers hacked: Newsweek

November 7th, 2008 Barack Obama (L) listens as John McCain speaks during the third presidential debate

Barack Obama (L) listens as John McCain speaks during the third presidential debate in the David S. Mack Sports and Exhibition Complex at Hofstra University on October 15, 2008 in Hempstead, New York. The computer systems of US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain were targeted by hackers this summer from an unknown "foreign entity," Newsweek magazine reported on Thursday.

The computer systems of US presidential candidates Barack Obama and John McCain were targeted by hackers this summer from an unknown "foreign entity," Newsweek magazine reported on Thursday.



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  • Modernmystic - Nov 07, 2008
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    Time to do some hacking of our own and let some of the Russian's, and PRC's dirty political laundry air.

    Give them a taste of their own slimy medicine and maybe they'll start thinking twice.
  • magpies - Nov 07, 2008
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    Ok so what if the computer did it? I mean what if some mad scientist made AI and it is hacking into obamas files!!! Now I know what your thinking computers cant have souls. But what if they did! We need to destroy all computers now!

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