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It's interesting how so many on HN are making such pronouncements, and if they've made them once, their commitment to that line just gets more and more aggressi
by personZ 12y ago
It's interesting how so many on HN are making such pronouncements, and if they've made them once, their commitment to that line just gets more and more aggressive with each comment.
But seriously, on the matter of motivations -- you're a "black hat" and you decide to screw with Sony. Fun enough, really. If you're something less than mentally incompetent, though, are you then going to threaten literal terrorism? Do you really want to draw the intense attention of very, very well resourced organizations?
If the North Korea angle seems weak, the notion that "random hackers" (the term so commonly used) are doing this for the lulz seems even less likely. There is a line where your probability of remaining unincarcerated drops dramatically.
Somewhere in between are groups who will do things for money -- where the immense risks and operational costs can be made worthwhile. North Korea has the ability to sponsor such groups.
- jonah 12y agoWhat's the motivation behind this hack? Money from blackmail? Identity theft? Don't like the gist of the movie? or?
- CamperBob2 12y agoOne of the reasons why it's so tough to figure out who was responsible for the hack is that a vast number of people dislike Sony.
- personZ 12y agoAs unbelievable as many on here seem to find this, North Korea was making threats regarding this movie many months ago. Long before this hack. http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28014069 http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-28014069 North Korea was bizarrely sensitive about this movie, and made actual, military threats regarding it. One of the reasons, I think, that makes so many discount the North Korea angle is the belief that such would be so contrary to normal human behavior. Yet the NK leadership seems to exist in some sort of bizarro world where these sorts of actions are fine.