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> The Russian gov't looks the other way. Hackers in any other country might fear prosecution & extradition, but Russian hackers are protected as long as they do
by heavyset_go 5y ago
> The Russian gov't looks the other way. Hackers in any other country might fear prosecution & extradition, but Russian hackers are protected as long as they don't attack Russians.
You can see some of this with Anonymous and the FBI these days, too, and NSO Group and Israel. I wouldn't be surprised if most countries do this, now.
- javajosh 5y agoHow does that even work? Does the NSA post on 4chan asking for l33t hax0rs to do a job?
- dylan604 5y agoThey run operations like Cicda3301 to recruit to ones that make it to the end. https://www.cicada3301.org/ https://www.cicada3301.org/ /s
- saagarjha 5y agoOk but seriously they fund things like USAMTS which I assume gives them access to a list of promising young Americans.
- dylan604 5y agoThat's boring maths though. Great, they found some people that can do hard maths. Cicada3301 winners prove they have a wide range of abilities. You're "tests" would be fine for the NSA types that just sit in a gov't cubicle going blind on cyphers. CIA wants people that can figure things out without getting caught.
- saagarjha 5y agoThe parent comment asked about the NSA, and, well, they happen to do a lot of math.
- heavyset_go 5y agoI'd imagine direct and indirect infiltration. Hackers charged with crimes, who are part of a larger group, sometimes get plea deals. As part of their deals, they might give up accounts, keys, data, or evidence from the group, and/or work as confidential informants for the government.
- infogulch 5y agoI found Lex Friedman's interview with Nicole Perlroth discussion of hacker culture and the mechanics of creating and selling 0-days to nation-state actors interesting. https://youtu.be/hy2G3PhGm-g https://youtu.be/hy2G3PhGm-g
- taneq 5y agoYou really think there aren't computer security experts from government organisations on 4chan? I thought half of its schtick was it was a wide range of humans from all walks of life, pretending to be (or actually being) whatever-it-is that humans become without any form of supervision.
- ASalazarMX 5y agoAren't they famous for going to hacker conventions and looking like another fellow hacker instead of a suit? the NSA even has given talks at DEFCON.