A mini rant disguised as a cybersecurity taxonomy Hacktivist / defacer / skidiot These operators don’t usually look for a long dwell time, instead seeking media attention (or peer recognition.) Skills vary widely, from the sophisticated Phineas Phisher (who discovered an 0day vulnerability in a router, built an exploit that they honed attacking third party systems, […]
Internet of Wilderness of Mirrors
Why is WannaCry? The evidence is mounting up that the WannaCry worm was developed by the Lazarus group (tied to North Korea.) I was initially skeptical of the attribution, it didn’t feel right. But there are stronger links now, and there is a plausible narrative that fits the available facts. I’m willing to accept Lazarus […]
A Last Minute Influence Op by Data DDoS
Where there’s smoke, there’s a smoke machine! Today, just before the legally required 48 hour French media election coverage blackout came into effect, “Someone,” released a 9 gigabyte archive of alleged Macron related emails. This dump has been much anticipated. Just a couple weeks ago I explained the rationale behind the prediction that they would release […]
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