I wouldn't even limit it to semi-official government leaks.
For instance, New Gingrich said:
> No one should kid themselves. With the Sony collapse America has lost its first cyberwar. This is a very very dangerous precedent.[1]
> @RobLowe it wasn't the hackers who won, it was the terrorists and almost certainly the North Korean dictatorship, this was an act of war [2]
So now we have uninformed rhetoric coming out from people who—unfortunately—may have their opinions viewed as credible due to their past as an elected official. This was a candidate for presidency in 2012.
For instance, New Gingrich said:
> No one should kid themselves. With the Sony collapse America has lost its first cyberwar. This is a very very dangerous precedent.[1]
> @RobLowe it wasn't the hackers who won, it was the terrorists and almost certainly the North Korean dictatorship, this was an act of war [2]
So now we have uninformed rhetoric coming out from people who—unfortunately—may have their opinions viewed as credible due to their past as an elected official. This was a candidate for presidency in 2012.
[1] https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/545339074975109122
[2] https://twitter.com/newtgingrich/status/545339504803196928