Vladimir Fomenko, the 26-year-old owner of King Servers, a Russian-based web server company that has been alleged to have been involved in hacking the Democratic National Committee and computerized election systems in both Arizona and Illinois, recently spoke to American Free Press in an effort to demystify the controversy surrounding his company and cyber attacks purportedly carried out at the behest of the Russian government.
In addition to the United States, hackers, who broke into King Servers, have also been alleged to have targeted other foreign countries, including Germany, Turkey, and Ukraine, in an attempt to undermine democratic processes.
When Wikileaks began releasing hacked data from the DNC late this summer, media reports and the Clinton campaign almost immediately began blaming the Russian government with virtually no solid evidence to support such conclusions. In August, the FBI released eight IP addresses used in targeting the computerized voting systems in major U.S. states, while ThreatConnect, a private company that aggregates and analyzes cyber threats, identified six of the eight IPs as being directly connected to Fomenko's web hosting company, King Servers. The hackers apparently used the servers they rented from Fomenko to hack the voting systems without his knowledge, he explained to AFP.
Comment: To reiterate: The DNC information Wikileaks released was from an insider leak, not a hack.
"Unfortunately, the criminals partially used our servers behind our back indeed," Fomenko stated. "But the FBI claims that the attacks were made from eight addresses, and part of them apparently belong to other European companies."
Comment: How often do other nations' security agencies meet with presidents of countries that are not their own? Answer: not often, unless of course they are meeting to discuss security for a visit or to discuss some sensitive part of a operation. But then again, Mossad is no ordinary security agency of course.
On that note, one imagines the conversation went something like this:
Cohen: "Donny boy, you know we have the best surveillance and spying in the world, right?"
Trump: "I hear its tremendous, Yossi. Just tremendous."
Cohen: "Yes, tremendous even here in the US. We have lots of friends who want to help you with - security."
Trump: "Much appreciated, but I think we'll be ok Yossi."
Cohen: "Believe me Donald, no one is clean. No one. And we like to protect our friends from any negative information coming out about them - especially when our friends help us with our security concerns. Like the Palestinians. Like Syria. Like Iran."
Trump: "I think I understand, Yossi. We definitely share your concerns, one hundred percent. Now let me suggest this to you: Downstairs on the first floor is a wonderful restaurant that serves the best burritos in town. Honestly, the best in the city. Thanks so much for visiting. A pleasure. Israel is just a fantastic country. Fantastic. We look forward to working with you. You have a great meal. Its on me. And have a nice day."