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Recently I've become worried that almost all "leaks" are done by nations.
by tdb7893 10y ago
Recently I've become worried that almost all "leaks" are done by nations.
- cloudjacker 10y agonothing in that article suggested that Fancy Bear was acting as the nation of Russia. the game is to sell the data to any nation that bids the highest
- criley2 10y agoThe Sofacy Group (also known as APT28, Pawn Storm, Fancy Bear and Sednit) was linked to the FSB (Russian Intelligence) during the German Parliament attack http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?code=kwdwehme&headline=Russian_Hackers_Suspected_In_Cyberattack_On_German_Parliament http://www.lse.co.uk/AllNews.asp?code=kwdwehme&headline=Russ...
- cloudjacker 10y agookay, but the article didn't say that
- throwawayReply 10y agoI think what's interesting is that a lot of the other recent leaks of user data were all from around 2012 or before. What has leaked since 2012 that we won't know about until 2020? I don't think it's necessary a problem that more current leaks are state sponsored. Firstly, that's their job. Secondly they're open about what they[1] are doing and are on a recruitment drive. Thirdly, the more leaks that are obviously state-sponsored suggests sites are better protected against johnny hacker and his downloaded scripts. [1] By "they" I mean the agencies who frequently pop up here with articles about how they're recruiting because of an ongoing cyber-war. (And yes, the word cyber is cringeworthy but it's the word used.)