The U.S. Central Intelligence Agency’s Twitter account was not hacked today when a cryptic Russian message was sent. Rather, there is a cryptic story behind the odd message. CIA tweets Cryptic Russian message During mid-morning Thursday, the CIA sent a Russian language tweet that quoted author Boris Pasternak, author of Doctor Zhivago. The message translates to: “I wrote the novel in order for it to be published and read, and that remains my only desire.” ? ????? ????? ??? ????, ????? ?? ??? ????? ? ???????? ? ??? ???????? ???????????? ???? ???????? -????????? — CIA (@CIA) January 15, 2015 While the…
CIA Not Hacked As Cryptic Russian Tweet Points To Undercover Mission
Mark Melin
Mark Melin is an alternative investment practitioner whose specialty is recognizing the impact of beta market environment on a technical trading strategy. A portfolio and industry consultant, wrote or edited three books including High Performance Managed Futures (Wiley 2010) and The Chicago Board of Trade’s Handbook of Futures and Options (McGraw-Hill 2008) and taught a course at Northwestern University's executive education program.