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> This group of hackers uses highly sophisticated malware variants, primarily developed for espionage, so we consider it unlikely that any State is sponsoring i
by r00fus 7y ago
> This group of hackers uses highly sophisticated malware variants, primarily developed for espionage, so we consider it unlikely that any State is sponsoring its operations,” Glyer says.
> The web application security expert adds that, based on detected activities and attack methods, in addition to the unusual interest that APT41 has shown in attacking the video game industry, its attacks could not be politically motivated; instead, they’re focused on economic gains.
I’d like to know how can one simply assume this given a potential payoff of billions of devices...
- pryce 7y agoEspecially given that the "Video Game Industry" probably represents a pretty large group of heterogenous, idiosyncratic chat protocols, which I certainly would be interested in if I were the Chinese Govt.