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It's sad to me how the authorities are bragging about how quickly they caught them and how effective they are at solving this type of crime. The truth is, the

It's sad to me how the authorities are bragging about how quickly they caught them and how effective they are at solving this type of crime. The truth is, the vast majority of these crimes go unpursued. They handled this quickly because it was so prominent, but if this happened to an everyday individual, the police wouldn't even bother. I don't see this as much of a triumph. It never should have happened in the first place, and the consequences could have been utterly dire if it hadn't just been teenagers running a Bitcoin scam. This isn't a victory for nation-state security, it's an utter failure, and no policy changes have been made to prevent it happening again. So what we have is a world in which our leadership is vulnerable to hackers, as are the rest of us, but only attacks against the rich and famous have actual consequences. It's the worst of all worlds.

bmitc 6y ago
It's also just another case where those not in power who attacked those in power are swiftly and promptly dealt with versus those in power perpetuating the same attacks go free. I would rather see them gloat over putting people with real power and influence with their attacks in jail versus bragging about locking up teenagers and people in their early twenties. There's a quote in the article, "There is a false belief within the criminal hacker community that attacks like the Twitter hack can be perpetrated anonymously and without consequence", which just reiterates this perception of the justice system being "hard" on crime. Yet it conveniently ignores being soft on crime if you're rich or in power.
apengwin 6y ago
I don't think they're bragging. They're trying to dissuade the next attacker.