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>What the author actually forgot to do was to add some honey into the honeypot. I.e. become an attractive target. Preicsely. All the author had to do was use h
by rl3 9y ago
>What the author actually forgot to do was to add some honey into the honeypot. I.e. become an attractive target.
Preicsely. All the author had to do was use his best broken English and pretend to be a member of The Shadow Brokers.
The article would have been far more exciting had it involved speculating which three letter agency compromised the laptop the most, or the finer points of writing an article while being physically hunted by a snatch and grab team.
- boomboomsubban 9y ago>The article would've been far more exciting had it involved speculating which three letter agency compromised his laptop the most, rather than simply mulling over a bunch of "what if" scenarios. If you would find this more exciting, there's no shortage of fiction already available on similar subjects. This article was about detailing the current risks, and the author's attempt to catch the attack in action. Not as exciting, but important information for people that may be at risk of a similar attack.
- rl3 9y agoThank you for that sombering reminder of why I rarely post here anymore. >If you would find this more exciting, there's no shortage of fiction already available on similar subjects. Any recommendations?
- boomboomsubban 9y agoI was trying not to be overly rude, but your post read like "this journalism would be better if it had more wild speculation rather than reporting proven facts."
- rl3 9y agoNah, just a failed attempt at humor. I mean, trying to impersonate TSB as a way to attract attention from intelligence agencies is insane on the face of it. The article was great; no qualms with it whatsoever.