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by Natsu 3523 days ago
Despite what you might have heard from CNN [1], it's not illegal [2] to read wikileaks.

The password reset email [3] you seem to obliquely reference was actually a phishing scam that appears to have led to this hack. Note the fake bit.ly reset link. Finally, we know these haven't been tampered with because we can validate the DKIM signatures. [4]

[1] CNN's saying "it's illegal" - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_X16_KzX1vE

[2] Lawyer saying it's legal - https://popehat.com/2016/10/17/no-it-is-not-illegal-to-read-...

[3] The spear phishing email that busted them - https://wikileaks.org/podesta-emails/emailid/34899

[4] Erratasec discussing DKIM validation - http://blog.erratasec.com/2016/10/yes-we-can-validate-wikile...