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I guess due to his last name. Un? If you break the title of this post before his last name it would read Un in official. But we also know that isn't the onl

by ijafri 9y ago

I guess due to his last name. Un? If you break the title of this post before his last name it would read Un in official. But we also know that isn't the only reason. If you are his age with nukes I guess most would have H1 tag wrapped around it too.

grzm 9y ago
Here's where the common usage of first and last name break down: his family name is Kim. I suspect it's along the lines of what you're getting at: to keep the name together. I'm not sure how interesting this is in and of itself. It might be interesting to see if this is a special case. If it is, is there a particular reason for it? One could speculate all kinds of reasons, but I'm not sure how useful that is without actually knowing why.
- BuuQu9hu 9y ago
  If you look at [the site](http://www.kcna.kp http://www.kcna.kp), none of the other names there (even Ri Sol Ju who i think is his wife) are in the tag – so it must be a facet of their content mgmt system
- ijafri 9y ago
  Added the alternative and more realistic version of my analysis in the last part.
ahakki 9y ago
Yes. These tags are correct and necessary. Can't see what the fuss is about, other than that NK knows how to use HTML.
- Skunkleton 9y ago
  > NK knows how to use HTML. This is a disturbing leap in their technological capabilities. Whats next? Nukes? That would be unthinkable.
  - cucuuc 9y ago
    I have no idea why you were downvoted :S
    - Skunkleton 9y ago
      Sarcasm doesn't really play well on HN. What can I say? I was having a bad day.
- stevenjgarner 9y ago
  DPRK seems to know a LOT more than HTML. They are not dependent on (read vulnerable to) the Internet in the burgeoning ways of the rest of the world. They clearly see it asymmetrically, as our Kryptonite: 1) "its connection to a hacking group called Lazarus that is linked to last year’s $81 million cyber heist at the Bangladesh central bank and the 2014 attack on Sony’s Hollywood studio" - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-northkorea-exclusive/exclusive-north-koreas-unit-180-the-cyber-warfare-cell-that-worries-the-west-idUSKCN18H020 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-northkorea-exclusiv... 2) "Bureau 121 is staffed by some of North Korea's most talented computer experts and is run by the Korean military." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_121#cite_note-reuters-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_121#cite_note-reuters-1 3) "The wannacry ransomware has a link to suspected North Korean hackers" - https://www.wired.com/2017/05/wannacry-ransomware-link-suspected-north-korean-hackers/ https://www.wired.com/2017/05/wannacry-ransomware-link-suspe...
  - oh_sigh 9y ago
    This doesn't tell me they know what they're doing. This tells me they are scrambling for a few million here and there when they can. Wouldn't you guess that a state funded actor could be much more dangerous than encrypting your personal files and demanding $400 while leaving a kill switch easily available?

by ijafri 9y ago

grzm 9y ago

Here's where the common usage of first and last name break down: his family name is Kim. I suspect it's along the lines of what you're getting at: to keep the name together. I'm not sure how interesting this is in and of itself. It might be interesting to see if this is a special case. If it is, is there a particular reason for it? One could speculate all kinds of reasons, but I'm not sure how useful that is without actually knowing why.

BuuQu9hu 9y ago
If you look at [the site](http://www.kcna.kp http://www.kcna.kp), none of the other names there (even Ri Sol Ju who i think is his wife) are in the tag – so it must be a facet of their content mgmt system
ijafri 9y ago
Added the alternative and more realistic version of my analysis in the last part.

ahakki 9y ago

Yes. These tags are correct and necessary. Can't see what the fuss is about, other than that NK knows how to use HTML.

Skunkleton 9y ago
> NK knows how to use HTML. This is a disturbing leap in their technological capabilities. Whats next? Nukes? That would be unthinkable.
- cucuuc 9y ago
  I have no idea why you were downvoted :S
  - Skunkleton 9y ago
    Sarcasm doesn't really play well on HN. What can I say? I was having a bad day.
stevenjgarner 9y ago
DPRK seems to know a LOT more than HTML. They are not dependent on (read vulnerable to) the Internet in the burgeoning ways of the rest of the world. They clearly see it asymmetrically, as our Kryptonite: 1) "its connection to a hacking group called Lazarus that is linked to last year’s $81 million cyber heist at the Bangladesh central bank and the 2014 attack on Sony’s Hollywood studio" - https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-northkorea-exclusive/exclusive-north-koreas-unit-180-the-cyber-warfare-cell-that-worries-the-west-idUSKCN18H020 https://www.reuters.com/article/us-cyber-northkorea-exclusiv... 2) "Bureau 121 is staffed by some of North Korea's most talented computer experts and is run by the Korean military." - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_121#cite_note-reuters-1 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bureau_121#cite_note-reuters-1 3) "The wannacry ransomware has a link to suspected North Korean hackers" - https://www.wired.com/2017/05/wannacry-ransomware-link-suspected-north-korean-hackers/ https://www.wired.com/2017/05/wannacry-ransomware-link-suspe...
- oh_sigh 9y ago
  This doesn't tell me they know what they're doing. This tells me they are scrambling for a few million here and there when they can. Wouldn't you guess that a state funded actor could be much more dangerous than encrypting your personal files and demanding $400 while leaving a kill switch easily available?