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Yes. Stuxnet being the most famous which brought this to more daylight -'cat out of the bag.' Trump admin also did a press push after changing policy to ramp u
by dillondoyle 6y ago
Yes. Stuxnet being the most famous which brought this to more daylight -'cat out of the bag.'
Trump admin also did a press push after changing policy to ramp up digital offense [1]. Notably these stories were obviously is coordinated and on purpose. e.g. not just someone leaker talking to reporter it was strategy.
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https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/under-trump-u-s-military-ramps-cyber-offensive-against-other-n1019281 https://www.nbcnews.com/politics/national-security/under-tru...
- ehsankia 6y agoThat push was actually interesting, since they were intentionally being open about their cyber capabilities. They also had a "press tour" about how they hacked ISIS [0]. There's clearly some mind games going on by showing your hand like that. [0] https://www.npr.org/2019/09/26/763545811/how-the-u-s-hacked-isis https://www.npr.org/2019/09/26/763545811/how-the-u-s-hacked-...
- dillondoyle 6y agoTotally interesting! Kind of similar mindset to nuclear weapons it seems being open about our capabilities; if you attack us, we attack you as a deterrent. But that doesn't seem to stop Russia who doesn't give AF already under huge sanctions, or non-state groups like ISIS