AP thread 872.6 - Statement ITT

[RikaKazak]

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Oh, and don't believe this BS about third-party software. This is a carefully crafted lie to make it appear that their normally-secure system was cracked by a techincally gifted insider with knowledge on how to do it.

That's not what happened.

A superuser account (most likely #363, perhaps others) was created a long time ago -- before AP even opened -- for testing purposes. Instead of disabling it like any responsible company would do, Scott Tom the meglomaniac decided he wanted it to remain open so he could have access to it. This account was eventually used during the scandal, and perhaps at other times beforehand. This was obviously the most blatant and high-profile usage of it, which led to the public discovering it.

This is the simplest explanation, and it's the one that both makes the most sense and corresponds properly with the evidence we have.

AJ Green is not a programmer. Scott Tom is not a programmer. I guarantee you that none of these frat boys are technically competent enough to compromise the system on their own -- even with insider knowledge. This was definitely done through the use of a simple interface that was designed a long time ago.

The reason AP is lying about this is because their current story rests the blame on the shoulders of one "consultant", rather than the entire management of AP for letting a superuser account exist on the system for over 3 years. It also allows them to continue to stand by their earlier repeated denials of a superuser account existing. This tall tale allows them to claim they never knew this sort of thing was possible.

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QFT

This post is what is really happening imo....A+ work Dan Druff.