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Isn't the signature of state sponsored hacking basically: 1) careful, narrow targeting 2) sophisticated tools 3) being covert as possible 4) really being cover
by DashRattlesnake 10y ago
Isn't the signature of state sponsored hacking basically:
1) careful, narrow targeting
2) sophisticated tools
3) being covert as possible
4) really being covert as possible
Going for account info for 500 million accounts doesn't really fit #1.
- pbhjpbhj 10y agoTo avoid being caught targeting one person you could choose to target all of them.
- evgen 10y agoGoing after authentication info (esp. the security questions) _is_ a narrow target. You are probably looking at a couple of tens of GB total. If you get away with it clean you can also then go back in and hit specific targets using that authentication info, so you walk away with a useful basket of data that does not reveal anyone you might have targeted but in turn makes it easier to go after those targets in the future.