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You can't really just "spoof ip addresses" with most protocols. The ip's are prolly proxies/owned boxes/relays.

• CWuestefeld 10y ago
  Yes, which makes me wonder why they're trying so hard to push the "Russians are doing it" narrative. Although I have no more evidence than do they, it feels rather like a diversion.
  • wcummings 10y ago
    Can't let people think you aren't capable of attributing attacks.
  • joshstrange 10y ago
    Yeah, this argument always falls pretty flat with me, it feels like the gov just traces IP's as far back as they have to make their case. "The attack came from an owned box in the USA that we can trace was connected to from an owned box in France that we can trace to an owned box in Russia, I guess the Russians did it" .... Not to mention it shouldn't be terribly difficult to hide your tracks connecting to an owned box meaning that any hacker worth their salt can make an attack look like it's coming from wherever they want.