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Why would China only swap scripts for users OUTSIDE China? And why only 1.75% of the time? If they're willing to do this level of `cyber warfare`, why stop at i
by ddoolin 12y ago
Why would China only swap scripts for users OUTSIDE China? And why only 1.75% of the time? If they're willing to do this level of `cyber warfare`, why stop at it's own citizenry, or cap it at a number like that?
- grey-area 12y agoPerhaps just an experiment. I doubt this greatfire thing really matters to them, but it'd be a great way to test offensive capability and mitigation strategies without provoking a serious response.
- acdha 12y agoIn this case, the goal was to attack GitHub. If you only use clients in one country, the target would have the option of simply having their edge routers drop traffic from the entire country. Using international clients removes that option and likely makes the attack more successful because it generates more traffic closer to the target.
- toyg 12y ago1) This is the first time they publicly use it, part of the objective was probably to gauge world reaction. Dropping an atomic bomb on a fishing village is different from sending a few gunmen to that same village. 2) the limitation to external users might be a technical requirement (i.e. where traffic can actually be intercepted) or it might be a political choice to allow for deniability in front of internal public opinion.