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Homeland Security Chair Ron Johnson Thinks It Scandalous that Lawyer of Hacking Victim Talks to FBI about Hack

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emptywheel
Ron Johnson, all riled up by reading yet another obviously problematic John Solomon piece, thinks it scandalous that the lawyer of a hacking victim talked to the FBI about that hack.
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Mid October Trash Talk

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bmaz
Welp, we had a good discussion about the reply function yesterday, but time to move on to some proper Trash Talk.
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That Ongoing Grand Jury Investigation that Michael Cohen's Loot Is Feeding

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emptywheel
When the NYT asked for warrants targeting Michael Cohen to be unsealed, SDNY revealed there's still an ongoing grand jury investigation using those materials.
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The Reply Button

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bmaz
Thank you readers and commenters for your relentless advisory that "The Reply Button Is Not Working". Swell, but here's the deal: we're not guarantors of blog commentary perfection for you.
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Democracy Against Capitalism: Index To Posts

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Ed Walker
Links to posts on Democracy Against Capitalism.
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Trump's Open Book Test Still Poses a Big Perjury Risk

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emptywheel
Mueller has finally given Trump an open book test on his involvement in conspiracy with the Russians. In spite of the terms favorable to the President, he may not be able to avoid perjuring himself.
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Mueller Juggles Plea Agreement Housekeeping

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emptywheel
In the last two days, both Rick Gates' and Paul Manafort's plea deals have made news. In Gates' case, his lawyers have filed an unopposed motion to liberate him from his GPS device and curfew, arguing that the leverage of the plea deal itself…
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Offering John Podesta Emails While Selling Deleted Hillary Emails

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emptywheel
Recent reporting on the Peter Smith effort to obtain Hillary's deleted emails intersects more closely with the Guccifer-led effort to dump Podesta's emails.
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Before Trump Did Nothing When Mohammed bin Salman Went After Jamal Khashoggi, He Did Nothing When MBS Went After Alwaleed bin Talal

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emptywheel
Jamal Khashoggi is not the first Saudi with strong American ties whom Mohammed bin Salman has targeted. He did so with Alwaleed bin Talal as part of his purge last year. And that time, Trump seemed downright enthusiastic about the treatment.
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The Psy-Group Proposal: A Way to Measure the Value that Russian Hackers Provided the Trump Campaign

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emptywheel
Whether or not Rick Gates and Paul Manafort engaged Psy-Group for intelligence services in 2016, the proposal created in response to Gates' instructions provides proof about how Manafort intended to run the campaign and how much he might have had to spend had the Russians not provided those services for free.
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Alfa-Trump Redux: Full Spectrum Circumstance

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emptywheel
Once again, journalists engage in shitty link analysis to provide an explanation for why Grand Rapids' Spectrum Health allegedly played a part in an international spy plot.
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Three Things: Can't Keep Quiet

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Rayne
What's a few more insults after this awful weekend? This is an open thread.
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Rattled: China's Hardware Hack - SMCI's Response

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Rayne
This is an analysis of the initial response Bloomberg Businessweek received from Supermicro in response to its story, The Big Hack.
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Rattled: China's Hardware Hack - Amazon's Response

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Rayne
This is an analysis of the initial response Bloomberg Businessweek received from Amazon in response to its story, The Big Hack.
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Rattled: China's Hardware Hack - Apple's Response

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Rayne
This is an analysis of the initial response Bloomberg Businessweek received from Apple in response to its story, The Big Hack.
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Rattled: China's Hardware Hack

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Rayne
Information security folks are rattled by the report of extremely tiny microchips embedded in motherboards used by U.S. businesses. Should they have been rattled earlier?
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Peter Smith Had a Penchant for Secrecy, But Whence Might Be More Interesting Than How

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emptywheel
I'm as interested in how badly executed Peter Smith's secrecy was as I am that he used it.
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Brave For Speaking Out: Dr. Ford Trash Admiration Talk

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bmaz
Okay, the last post indicated a few thoughts as we are on the cusp, and maybe by the time I post this, other side of Kavanaugh confirmation. But Dr. Christine Blasey Ford was brave. Brave. Courageous, not just for herself, but all girls now…
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Kavanaugh Confirmation Standards of Nonsense

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bmaz
Okay, in case you have not already guessed, Marcy is away, mostly, for a couple of days. Even a prolific presence like her is entitled to that. So, you get me for today. Sorry! Now, because I have been a little involved in trying to figure…
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