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My first guess would be random malware, actually. I'm pretty sure that when nation state actors compromise a high-level target's phone, they avoid breaking thi
by rl3 9y ago
My first guess would be random malware, actually.
I'm pretty sure that when nation state actors compromise a high-level target's phone, they avoid breaking things in such obvious fashion.
- eli 9y agoWriting software is hard. Certainly true for government software too.
- ceejayoz 9y agoIt'd be a little funny if it was multiple nation-state actors breaking each others' malware inadvertently.
- makomk 9y agoIf I recall correctly, didn't it come out that the NSA managed to accidentally brick the core router handling internet for the whole of of Syria when trying to hack it?
- dsl 9y agoThat is an unsubstantiated claim from Snowden. CYBERCOM did launch a DDoS attack against North Korea recently, and it is strongly suspected that they have done so previously (like in retaliation to the Sony hack). https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump-signed-presidential-directive-ordering-actions-to-pressure-north-korea/2017/09/30/97c6722a-a620-11e7-b14f-f41773cd5a14_story.html https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/national-security/trump...