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My guess is it was a handful of French former telecom workers and, generally speaking, complete dicks.
by Maursault 4y ago
My guess is it was a handful of French former telecom workers and, generally speaking, complete dicks.
- JPLeRouzic 4y agoThere have recently been layoffs at Scopelec, an Orange subcontractor. Some media in France hinted at a link between these layoffs and this sabotage.
- jagger27 4y agoThat sounds more likely than this weird claim. > In June, CyberScoop reported claims that “radical ecologists” who oppose digitalization may be behind the attacks. I wouldn’t rule out a nation state “practice” attack though.
- StanislavPetrov 4y agoPossible, but very similar to theft, it is usually an "inside job".
- Syonyk 4y ago> I wouldn’t rule out a nation state “practice” attack though. I would... Backbone routers scattered across the country suddenly go dark, nobody has any idea what happened, and logs are missing? Sure, you can pin that on nation-states if you want. Or APTs, Annoyingly Persistent Teenagers, depending on the style of the attack. "Physically going into another nation and cutting their infrastructure up" is closer to an act of war than most nations will get for "practice."
- nr2x 4y agoFrench and in IT? Good god.
- benoits 4y ago?