tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post5937649294073929030..comments2024-03-28T08:06:43.198-04:00Comments on The Silicon Graybeard: Count Me Skeptical on the North Korean Hacker StorySiGraybeardhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00280583031339062059noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-30634369246017024732014-12-29T23:19:31.824-05:002014-12-29T23:19:31.824-05:00"Unnamed US official" says they had help..."Unnamed US official" says they had help from Russian hackers:<br /><br />http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/30/us-northkorea-cyberattack-idUSKBN0K71FK20141230<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />DonAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-18124063003101208592014-12-29T14:40:32.781-05:002014-12-29T14:40:32.781-05:00"Now, if it was the world's greatest publ..."Now, if it was the world's greatest publicity scheme to get millions of Americans who wouldn't ordinarily go see (what seems to be) a mediocre comedy to change their plans and go see it in some sort of patriotic/1st amendment fervor, that would be a funnier story than Seth Rogan and James Franco could come up with."<br /><br />That theory betrays an almost childlike misunderstanding of the numbers involved. <br /><br />"Eureka! We'll get the four largest cinema chains in the country to drop the release, and then make it up on PPV and art house screens with protest viewers. Oh, and make sure to release a bunch of embarrassing corporate emails that trigger multimillion-dollar class action suits to throw people off our trail"<br /><br />If you see someone advancing the theory that Sony "hacked themselves to get more people to see the movie" you can safely dismiss them as fucking ignorant on the topic.Tamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07285540310465422476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-30414587957461861842014-12-28T13:04:13.242-05:002014-12-28T13:04:13.242-05:00What we know for sure is countries like NK, China,...What we know for sure is countries like NK, China, Russia and others do have cadres of hackers targeting the U.S. They are going after government secrets and business secrets. They are exploring/exploiting avenues that would destroy/cripple our infrastructure possibly as a first strike preceeding an actual physical attack. There are also in Eastern Europe, Russia, Africa and other countries crime gangs hacking private data or whatever they can get to sell. The attacks are constant, unlimited and extensive with the intent of stealing data or identify targets for a future cyber attack. What we don't know is did NK hack Sony and if they did did they do it from NK or another country? Considering the magnitude of the problem and the consequences that little "unknown" seems inconsequential. Yes, we may find out down the road that some 20 year old in his parents basement in LA did it but it does not change or mitigate the scope of the very real problem this story is touching on. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-86848557728092702632014-12-28T00:13:34.705-05:002014-12-28T00:13:34.705-05:00Most likely? The US - or an agent thereof. False ...Most likely? The US - or an agent thereof. False flag. Again.<br /><br />You know - oboomba's we gotta protect freedom of the internet with the ability to shut it down.<br /><br />itorAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1592992209402300549.post-53301092146540637482014-12-27T16:52:39.256-05:002014-12-27T16:52:39.256-05:00More here supporting the theory it wasn't the ...More here supporting the theory it wasn't the norks<br /><br />https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2014/12/did_north_korea.html<br /><br />Terry<br />Fla. <br /><br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com