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		bottled_poe on March 8, 2021 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Someone is hacking the hackers Hmm, just because it is publicly available doesn’t mean it was legally obtained. Leaks seem like a perfect example here.

galaxyLogic on March 8, 2021 [–]

Right but it may be that the left hand doesn't know what the right hand is doing. Let's say if the CIA leaked it and then FBI used it. CIA operations are highly classified so we would never know if they leaked it, if they did.

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