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So it was just spearfishing, the poor man's hacking technique. The techniques that NSA and MI6 use are far more advanced. Taking advantage of the networking eq
by slitaz 10y ago
So it was just spearfishing, the poor man's hacking technique.
The techniques that NSA and MI6 use are far more advanced. Taking advantage of the networking equipment and injecting traffic.
- bsder 10y ago> So it was just spearfishing, the poor man's hacking technique. Just because someone walked in through an unlocked window does not make them any less an effective burglar.
- jerkstate 10y agoSo this document was written by security professionals. It's intended for an audience of security professionals. We read it and say, "wait a minute, this is basic script kiddie stuff, this is how the Russian intelligence services operate?" - the breathless description of how advanced the basic tactics are is something I would expect from a security firm who trades on fear. Maybe the unspoken message here is "it's just script kiddies." After all, a major political party is a hell of a get, especially with the amount of dirt in there.
- nl 10y agoThe NSA used spearphishing to compromise the North Korean networks prior to Sony hack. See http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/32592/intelligence/nsa-compromised-systems-north-korea.html http://securityaffairs.co/wordpress/32592/intelligence/nsa-c...