(Red State)—Late last week, the Washington Post endured an attempted hacking effort, The Wall Street Journal reported Sunday. While not a systems-targeted attempt, it was instead an attempt to breach the email accounts of a number of reporters. This has all the earmarks of a concerted effort by a national team of hackers, and the indicators seem rather clear which country was behind this attempt.
Just don’t expect a gun-shy CNN to point out the likely villains.
The Journal broke the story, detailing that this was a specific hacking aimed at reporters’ email accounts, and this is where all of the indicators of culpability are to be found. “The breach, which affected Microsoft email accounts, potentially gave the intruders access to the contents of reporters’ work emails, including messages sent and received.”
It is with a measure of authority that The Journal can tip a finger in the direction of the Chi-Coms, as their outlet was similarly targeted a few years ago. In that case the outlet saw its Chinese correspondents had been uniformly targeted with the hacking attempt, and this was also seen to be the case at the Washington Post this month. “The reporters targeted include members of the Post’s national security and economic policy teams who cover China.”
So an outlet with empirical knowledge of these cyberattacks from China detailed that WaPo experienced a mirror image attack, not holding back on the party involved. Yet at CNN, they tellingly covered this same story but could be seen hedging from calling out the villainous country, in a possible sign of appeasing the Chi-Coms.
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At Last, a Company With Integrity in the Gold IRA Industry
For several years, I’ve been vetting out precious metals companies in search of the best. I believe in gold and silver but it’s hard to find integrity in the Gold IRA industry. The vast majority operate with shady tactics and gigantic spreads that take advantage of Americans who simply want to protect their life’s savings.
I’ve found a handful that I like and I’ve worked with some of them. By no means would I “unrecommend” them because, again, I vetted them out and found them to be above the fold. Unfortunately, it isn’t hard to be better than the rest when the rest are so darn awful.
After years of searching, I finally found a company that truly operates with integrity. Augusta Precious Metals has three important attributes that set them far above the competition:
- Non-Commissioned Sales Team: I cannot stress how important and unique this is. With just about every other company in the Gold IRA industry, the sales teams make commission from every account they open. This means they steer their clients toward the gold and silver products with the highest commission. With Augusta Precious Metals, the team is solely focused on putting the best gold and silver for their clients into their IRA. They get paid to serve the best interests of the Gold IRA client, NOT their own commission pay.
- Incredibly Low Fees: Most Americans would be shocked if they knew the spread other Gold IRA companies charge. Augusta charges just 5% versus up to 45% elsewhere.
- No Pressure, No Gimmicks: There’s an understanding among most in the Gold IRA industry that fear and pressure is the way to go. Augusta Precious Metals takes a sober approach when working with clients because they hold integrity in the highest possible regard. This is why they don’t offer gimmicks like “free” or “bonus” silver. It’s also why they do not apply pressure tactics to get quick sales. Their educational and transparent approach to doing business is exceedingly rare in the Gold IRA industry.
