15-12-2016, 09:30 AM
(This post was last modified: 15-12-2016, 10:20 AM by Magda Hassan.)
Sorry Tom but the Crowdstrike report is regarded as a joke in the hacking and infosec community. It is ridiculous and not taken seriously except by the usual suspects at the NYT and WaPo.
Just one issue about it:
https://medium.com/@jeffreycarr/the-yand....sro8tmxhk
https://medium.com/@jeffreycarr/az-and-i....c9frekwhr
Edited to add:
The hacking groups you referenced do exist Tom. Russia has tons of hackers. Some state run some just the proverbial kiddies in the basement. So does the USA. So does China. So does Israel. So does Germany. So does Iceland. It is a wild and borderless world out there. Lots of people exploring it for all sorts of reasons. Almost all websites/servers get lots of traffic from all sorts of cyber entities. Professional and canny players know how to do 2 things. One leave no traces of their own presence. 2. Make it look like some one else. If it was a 'Russian' hack by the Russian government they would be smart enough no to use IP addresses that tract to Moscow and keep Moscow business hours. Even I can use a VPN. Can only imagine the resource available to state players if they want to make mischief.
Just one issue about it:
https://medium.com/@jeffreycarr/the-yand....sro8tmxhk
https://medium.com/@jeffreycarr/az-and-i....c9frekwhr
Edited to add:
The hacking groups you referenced do exist Tom. Russia has tons of hackers. Some state run some just the proverbial kiddies in the basement. So does the USA. So does China. So does Israel. So does Germany. So does Iceland. It is a wild and borderless world out there. Lots of people exploring it for all sorts of reasons. Almost all websites/servers get lots of traffic from all sorts of cyber entities. Professional and canny players know how to do 2 things. One leave no traces of their own presence. 2. Make it look like some one else. If it was a 'Russian' hack by the Russian government they would be smart enough no to use IP addresses that tract to Moscow and keep Moscow business hours. Even I can use a VPN. Can only imagine the resource available to state players if they want to make mischief.
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