Make phishing great again: Hackers prod US think tanks, NGOs amid Trump win shockwaves

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 …

[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?

[Anonymous Coward]

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?

[Anonymous Coward]

Re: Making El Reg great again

MAKE STORY SUBTITLES GREAT AGAIN, FFS!

[Anonymous Coward]

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.

[Alistair]

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.

[frank ly]

Re: ElReg

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

[Olius]

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

Then we can play...

...sorry...

...Spam Top Trumps!

[mhenriday]

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

[Florida1920]

Grabbing hackers by the crotch

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

[Alistair]

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.