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People who can authoritatively talk about such attacks can't or don't talk. So, information out there is mostly anecdotal at best or just plain speculation. The
by kvs 16y ago
People who can authoritatively talk about such attacks can't or don't talk. So, information out there is mostly anecdotal at best or just plain speculation. These cables add to that stack of information but from a much higher level of involvement. It may not be new or news but it's certainly from more credible source than what we usually hear from.
- tptacek 16y agoI'm objecting to the wording of the headline. I'm sorry if it seems like I'm arguing that there's no story at all. The "China's official involvement in Google hack confirmed" headline is a serious overreach.
- DougBTX 16y agoTrue. For the headline to be solid, these would have to be Chinese cables, not US ones. But this is probably closest we are going to get.
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- smhinsey 16y agoSometimes an engineer who knows a system really well can ask a seemingly random question about an obscure problem and diagnose it exactly off the cuff. This is a characteristic of anyone who is an expert, but two random people doing the same job with the same title aren't necessarily both experts. The question here is can you tell the difference by reading the cables? That is your answer for how authoritative they are or are not.