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Also weird are the comments alleging this is really some US spy op, and not the Russian state.
Russia has the motive and means and unless other evidence comes to light, it seems likely that they are behind it.
This is a big story, and it seems curious why it isn't on the front page of HN. Also weird are the comments alleging this is really some US spy op, and not the Russian state. Russia has the motive and means and unless other evidence comes to light, it seems likely that they are behind it.
This is a big story, and it seems curious why it isn't on the front page of HN. Also weird are the comments alleging this is really some US spy op, and not the Russian state. Russia has the motive and means and unless other evidence comes to light, it seems likely that they are behind it.
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You’re doing your own hand waving. Why does a computer in Venezuela make the trail go cold? I could have an agent working for me passing me customer lists from Venezuelian colo facilities. Combine that with knowledge of known shell entities who also operate from other points of presence and I can make inferences. If I want I could then use offensive techniques to own the middle box and enhance my confidence level by…
Sure I am not claiming that you can't figure out who or where the hackers are. I am claiming that you more or less have to arrest them and get their computers to be even remotely sure, and that it is trivial to frame hackers or "frame" the plot of dirt where they are located, for a hack. Especially so, when the victim can shift blame to CYA. If the methodology is secret because secret, I as a observer just assumes ev…
I'm a-political but this is the pattern I see.
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> you can google for threat actor attribution. I've had a interesting life. I'm a expert in not getting "attributed" if you will. No need. > Private companies do this work as well as governments. It's mostly private snake oil vendors. Famously the FBI used a conclusion a private company, hired by a presidential campaign made, as a pretext to engage in surveillance on their primary opponents campaign a few elections a…
So once again you turn this back into a Hillary Clinton conspiracy theory. I guess theres no moving on from something that happened seven years ago now. Last I checked, the guy who was running against her won and Obama peacefully transferred power to him. Glad you’ve had an interesting life! Best of luck in your future endeavours.
This may be a silly question, but how do they know who did it?
This may be a silly question, but how do they know who did it?
They don't know. But it is fashionable to blame the Russians. /s