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Probably. Smaller actors are less known quantities. Intel probably wanted to control the leak as long as possible.
by eropple 9y ago
Probably. Smaller actors are less known quantities. Intel probably wanted to control the leak as long as possible.
- dylz 9y agoThis is France's first or second largest ISP, and they are also absolute datacentre owners (incl land). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad_SA https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iliad_SA Not quite a smaller actor.
- eropple 9y agoI know who they are, yeah. The folks getting talked-to are AWS, Apple, Google, Microsoft, VMWare--heavy hitters with the technical acumen to enact changes and provide useful, actionable feedback immediately. But, on top of that, the folks who've tipped that they've known about it are folks who are known for being good, cooperative partners in security matters--maybe Scaleway is too, but I can understand Intel restricting the conversation to the Big Ones who they already trust.