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Marketing managers and security researchers in private companies giving them names. The same reason high-profile exploits have nickname (heartbleed for example)
by rvnx 5y ago
Marketing managers and security researchers in private companies giving them names. The same reason high-profile exploits have nickname (heartbleed for example).
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy_Bear https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cozy_Bear for the sources for each name
- ConcernedCoder 5y agoI'm sure marketing knows it's easier to sell remediation for "heartbleed" rather than "smurfkiss"
- rvnx 5y agoWell, it's explained here for Microsoft: https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/10/25/microsoft-digital-defense-report-shares-new-insights-on-nation-state-attacks/ https://www.microsoft.com/security/blog/2021/10/25/microsoft...