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Since this is "Hacker News" I would like to ask an honest question: Which is more likely of the two? 1. The hacker mistakenly sign in from Russia once. 2. The
by cocktailpeanuts 9y ago
Since this is "Hacker News" I would like to ask an honest question: Which is more likely of the two?
1. The hacker mistakenly sign in from Russia once.
2. The hacker intentionally sign in from Russia once.
I really have no bias towards all this issue and don't really care, but I do care about media making interpretations that mislead the public, which is why I draw this question.
One widely used hacking technique is to intentionally leave a trail that leads investigators down the wrong track, not just for hacking but for all crimes.
I'm just having hard time understanding how people are taking for granted that a competent hacker is more likely to leave a trail by mistake instead of leaving one intentionally, because in most cases it's the latter.
- Nihilartikel 9y agoIf we knew that, then we would know a lot more of the hidden variables of the current geopolitical state of play. Was the DNC hacking done for its own benefits to the hackers, or was it done as a move in a larger strategic game of indirection and manipulation? A false flag attack? A timebomb reveal set to sow chaos in the US political system after the fact? Was it the latter, but still goofed by good old human fallibility?
- notacoward 9y agoWhich is the more likely of the two? 1. The hacker actually worked for GRU, which was already known to engage in such activities, and slipped up once? 2. Somebody hacked into a GRU office so they could connect from there one time and hope somebody would notice?
- cix_pkez 9y ago2. Governmental incompetence is all a great charade meant to make their flawlessly-executed deceptions and conspiracies more believable.
- duncanawoods 9y ago3. Using notepad.exe, Dave typed the GRU IP address into the server log before passing them on to Susan for her analysis