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These people literally threatened another 9/11, the FBI is involved, and the White House is apparently seriously considering responding in some manner. I think
by berberous 12y ago
These people literally threatened another 9/11, the FBI is involved, and the White House is apparently seriously considering responding in some manner. I think any regular black hat or American would rightly be pissing themselves and disappearing if this were just for the lulz or revenge. The risk is just too disproportionate to the 'gain.' Unless you are a nation state that already has no qualms about hacking others, and is immune from prosecution and knows that the U.S. is not going to go to war over this.
- Nacraile 12y agoYou're assuming basic rationality of people, which unfortunately isn't universally valid (I have the same intuitive tendency, which I've learned to be aware of and compensate for). Disgruntled (usually ex-) employees have been known to do some pretty insane, destructive things, without appropriate regard for personal consequences. What was the name of that guy who locked his ex-employer out of their infrastructure and caused a big rumpus a few years ago, again? More to the point - we know that there exist people who are capable of walking into their workplace with an assault rifle; the existence of a person inclined to execute the attack on Sony should not be surprising.
- MichaelGG 12y agoHas it been shown that the anonymous 9/11 threat was made by the same group? Could have been anyone jumping in at that point right? Even if NK wasn't involved in the hack, they could have made that threat to take absence m advantage and stop the movie.