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...the source literally isn't anonymous, it's Mandiant (not Mandian, that's a typo), and Mandiant has released so much evidence to back its claims over the year
by matai_kolila 4y ago
...the source literally isn't anonymous, it's Mandiant (not Mandian, that's a typo), and Mandiant has released so much evidence to back its claims over the years that if you can't by now at least give some credibility to the Mandiant name, you're not acting rationally.
He also directly states that this group is Russian but not acting on behalf of the Russian government in this case:
> Hultquist said there is no evidence the Russian government was involved in directing this attack.
- ghostpepper 4y agoThe fact that they couldn't get the name of Mandiant right does not inspire faith that they have a handle on reporting security news more broadly.
- citilife 4y agoThere are two sources. Read the article carefully. There's an anonymous "senior official" and a person from "Mandian" (assuming ABC made a typo - Mandiant).
- matai_kolila 4y agoOnly one source has relevant information pertinent to your questions, the named source from Mandiant. The "official" would not be equipped to answer the questions you've asked, and they're more than likely an airport official not a government official (as US airports are almost entirely run by private, for-profit organizations). But more importantly, neither source said anything about the Russian government doing anything here; if you read carefully at most it's a group within the country of Russia, and that's it. In fact Mandiant directly states that there's no evidence the government of Russia directed the attackers.