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With half of America celebrating the victory of the Republicans and President-elect Trump, and the other half mourning the result, a targeted phishing campaign engulfed various US think tanks and NGOs the week. Security firm Volexity spotted the attack, which began around six hours after the President-elect clinched the …

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  1. Ole Juul

    Making El Reg great again

    I couldn't help but notice that The Register story titles all contain "make great again". Has my favourite online IT news site been hacked?

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      Re: Making El Reg great again

      We can all look forward to a future where every negative story is made to have some kind of connection with Trump, no matter how tenuous. Perhaps it makes the stories more relevant?

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        Re: Making El Reg great again

        MAKE STORY SUBTITLES GREAT AGAIN, FFS!

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      Re: Making El Reg great again

      For people who claim that the US has gone PC crazy and people need to develop a thicker thin, conservatives sure are thin skinned about any perceived slight in the media.

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  2. Alistair
    Coat

    ElReg

    Is trying to Trump Up the News.

    Sadly, don't have appropriate slant on ! to make that

    Trump! Up! The! News!

    I suppose I have t' Obama self a new font.

    /ducks and runs, not waiting for coat.

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    1. frank ly
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      Re: ElReg

      I read that as "Obama serif, a new font".

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  3. Olius

    Can El Reg show us the different spams and give each one scores?

    Then we can play...

    ...sorry...

    ...Spam Top Trumps!

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  4. mhenriday
    Boffin

    Bien sûr !

    «Volexity said that it believes the messages were sent by the APT29 hacking crew, which is thought to be run by, or in close conjunction with, Russian state-sponsored hackers.» But of course - everybody knows that the Russkies are responsible for all the evil in this world - unless, that is, those dastardly Chinese get there first !...

    Henri

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  5. Florida1920
    Terminator

    Grabbing hackers by the crotch

    Trump will build a wall around the hackers and make the Russians pay for it.

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    1. Alistair
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      Re: Grabbing hackers by the crotch

      nononononono.....

      Trump will build a wall around the crotch and put all the muslims in it and make CHINA pay for it, THEN ask the Russkis to hack it.

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