Gonna repeat again: Anyone reporting that NSA hacked SWIFT for CT information w/o explaining why front door not used should be ignored.
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Replying to @emptywheel
USG has had front door access to SWIFT for over a decade. In 2013, when they targeted EastNets, they had recently renegotiated access w/EU.
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Replying to @emptywheel
SWIFT front door access, while limited to (inadequately overseen) CT purposes is not onerous. Europol refused normal EU oversight on it.
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Replying to @emptywheel
So part of that story--if you're reporting anything beyond 1) that it continued after being exposed 2) why EastNets is...why double dip?
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One POSSIBLE reason you'd hack to double dip on CT? To avoid admitting to EU Qatar (whose backs figure prominently) is funding terrorism.
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One POSSIBLE non-CT reason to hack? Bc our Middle Eastern allies are corrupt kleptocrats and we like to watch where their stolen $$ ends up.
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Or just because Dubai (and Sing) are huge moneylaundering centres. So not just ME kleptocrats...
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Agree. Another good reason. Dubai is also prominent here.
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