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I couldn't help reading this as a submarine [0] for Area 1. 0 - http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html

by state 10y ago

hodwik2 10y ago
Agreed. I wish I better understood how a PR firm manages to place an article that is so clearly an advertisement, like this, with such a major news outlet, without it setting off the editor's spidey-sense.
- state 10y ago
  It's not a bad story, and writers are busy. It's tough to get a good scoop. Much easier if someone just hands it to you.
  - NoSuchAgent 10y ago
    She's been working with a few security firms for over a year doing research into a few threat groups. I think this was a better story than a simple network tap at a datacenter. In that sense, it probably was handed to her simply because it was different and more relatable.
- deleted 10y ago
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- NoSuchAgent 10y ago
  This is most definitely part of a larger set of investigations she's working on.
NoSuchAgent 10y ago
This is actually part of a series of investigations she has been working. I think the article is overall a good read and take on the situation. Take note of the fact that it's C0d0s0, former NSA Agents directly tasked with targeting threat groups, and even more interestingly this quote "Not all companies heed the warning. A security consultant for one victim, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of nondisclosure agreements, said that his client chose not to act on a tip from Area 1 last year out of concern that a scandal over a successful online attack against the company would jeopardize its recent acquisition. It figured its acquirer would not have been thrilled to learn that the start-up’s proprietary technology was now in Chinese hacker’s hands." http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/technology/chinese-hackers-breached-looppay-a-contributor-to-samsung-pay.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/technology/chinese-hackers... There is a lot more to this story than has come out.
- Brandanna 10y ago
  Forgive me for doubting a new account that starts off a post with "actually".
- newsycomb 10y ago
  NoSuchAgent account created 3 hours ago and most likely is the same PR, or the company referenced. Unbelievable.
  - state 10y ago
    Yeah, this is really weird.
    - deleted 10y ago
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    - NoSuchAgent 10y ago
      Not the company, not the pr firm, not the reporter. Security Analyst that's familiar with the research she's doing for the stories.
certea 10y ago
If the main article is the submarine, this follow up article is the torpedo. Wow, talk about a hand shake deal and free advertising from a reporter - slimy: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/13/technology/a-computer-security-start-up-turns-the-tables-on-hackers.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/13/technology/a-computer-secu...

I couldn't help reading this as a submarine [0] for Area 1. 0 - http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html

by state 10y ago

I couldn't help reading this as a submarine [0] for Area 1. 0 - http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html http://paulgraham.com/submarine.html

hodwik2 10y ago

Agreed. I wish I better understood how a PR firm manages to place an article that is so clearly an advertisement, like this, with such a major news outlet, without it setting off the editor's spidey-sense.

state 10y ago
It's not a bad story, and writers are busy. It's tough to get a good scoop. Much easier if someone just hands it to you.
- NoSuchAgent 10y ago
  She's been working with a few security firms for over a year doing research into a few threat groups. I think this was a better story than a simple network tap at a datacenter. In that sense, it probably was handed to her simply because it was different and more relatable.
deleted 10y ago
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NoSuchAgent 10y ago
This is most definitely part of a larger set of investigations she's working on.

NoSuchAgent 10y ago

This is actually part of a series of investigations she has been working. I think the article is overall a good read and take on the situation. Take note of the fact that it's C0d0s0, former NSA Agents directly tasked with targeting threat groups, and even more interestingly this quote "Not all companies heed the warning. A security consultant for one victim, who spoke on the condition of anonymity because of nondisclosure agreements, said that his client chose not to act on a tip from Area 1 last year out of concern that a scandal over a successful online attack against the company would jeopardize its recent acquisition. It figured its acquirer would not have been thrilled to learn that the start-up’s proprietary technology was now in Chinese hacker’s hands." http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/technology/chinese-hackers-breached-looppay-a-contributor-to-samsung-pay.html http://www.nytimes.com/2015/10/08/technology/chinese-hackers... There is a lot more to this story than has come out.

Brandanna 10y ago
Forgive me for doubting a new account that starts off a post with "actually".
newsycomb 10y ago
NoSuchAgent account created 3 hours ago and most likely is the same PR, or the company referenced. Unbelievable.
- state 10y ago
  Yeah, this is really weird.
  - deleted 10y ago
    [deleted]
  - NoSuchAgent 10y ago
    Not the company, not the pr firm, not the reporter. Security Analyst that's familiar with the research she's doing for the stories.

certea 10y ago

If the main article is the submarine, this follow up article is the torpedo. Wow, talk about a hand shake deal and free advertising from a reporter - slimy: http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/13/technology/a-computer-security-start-up-turns-the-tables-on-hackers.html http://www.nytimes.com/2016/06/13/technology/a-computer-secu...