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This is without a doubt the most important story for the software industry in the world today. This is going to change regulation and policy in the US for the r
by throwaway5752 9y ago
This is without a doubt the most important story for the software industry in the world today. This is going to change regulation and policy in the US for the rest of the lives of everyone old enough to be posting here.
How it's not on the frontpage is unfathomable. Just because it creates conflict is not a good reason for this not to be front and center. They detailed the process the Russian agents used to procure computing resources, how they stole identities, and their methodology. They somehow have personal communications.
Facebook is in a very, very precarious place. So will be Google and Twitter. Anyone involved in selling ads or marketing should have read the whole indictment. Tens of billions of revenue per quarter have exposure to this scandal.
There is also enormous opportunity for startups that will inevitably be needed.
Honestly, as a hacker, the methodologies just on their own are of interest.
edit: lest anyone say it's political, it's not. If this was APT 12 acting on behalf of the Democratic party (purely hypothetical) then what would the Republican party reaction be? The tools are out there, and they will be used again, regardless of party.