Infrastructure update link (LATE)

[Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski]

On Friday, 22 August 2008 at 23:36, Stephen John Smoogen wrote:
> On Fri, Aug 22, 2008 at 2:00 PM, Dominik 'Rathann' Mierzejewski
> <dominik at greysector.net> wrote:
> > On Friday, 22 August 2008 at 21:40, Paul W. Frields wrote:
> >> Infrastructure report, 2008-08-22 UTC 1200:
> >> http://www.redhat.com/archives/fedora-announce-list/2008-August/msg00012.html
> >>
> >> I neglected to forward URLs to some other important lists, and apologize
> >> profusely for the oversight.
> >
> > So. Now that we do have a vague idea what happened, I'd like to ask why
> > was even that vague information withheld for so long?
> >
> > Not to mention there are still many unanswered questions:
> > Which servers were compromised?
> > How did the attacker get in?
> > What exactly did they do?
> > ...and a bunch of others, but let's begin with those.
> >
> 
> The information is probably part of a legal investigation which
> basically keeps it from being mentioned until various law enforcement
> agencies allow it to be announced. Releasing the information without
> clearance from law enforcement means charges of "interfering with an
> investigation", "contamination of evidence" etc.. which all have nice
> 5-20 year sentences.

If that is so then it should've been said. Or is disclosing the reason
why you can't say anything also forbidden by law?

Regards,
R.

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