Notifying Our Users of Attacks by Suspected State-Sponsored Actors

Re:Notifying Our Users of Attacks by Suspected State-Sponsor... by oconnore on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @01:21PM (#10779349)

Just what middle-America needs, notification that the russkies are coming for their baby pictures.

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Re:Notifying Our Users of Attacks by Suspected State-Sponsor... by buro9 on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @01:28PM (#10779377)

It's more likely to be the NSA nowadays.

It would be good if these notifications said where the attacks appeared to originate.

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Re:Notifying Our Users of Attacks by Suspected State-Sponsor... by jcrawfordor on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @02:00PM (#10779566)

For US people in most industries, by volume, the Russians or Chinese are the most likely to compromise them. I suspect the NSA has a higher success rate, but with their pervasive surveillance and ability to legally compelling action, they're not the ones trying to bust into your email account all the time.

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Re:Notifying Our Users of Attacks by Suspected State-Sponsor... by WalterSear on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @01:55PM (#10779539)

Why would the NSA need to attack? They can just ask Yahoo for the data.

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Re:Notifying Our Users of Attacks by Suspected State-Sponsor... by jlgaddis on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @03:24PM (#10780165)

Yep, or just intercept it themselves as it crosses the wire.

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Re:Notifying Our Users of Attacks by Suspected State-Sponsor... by murricaFsckYeah on Wednesday December 23, 2015 @01:25AM (#10782242)

Perhaps because, instead of targeting the inbox of the victim, they may need to attack the victim him/herself?

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Re:Notifying Our Users of Attacks by Suspected State-Sponsor... by gozur88 on Tuesday December 22, 2015 @05:04PM (#10780678)

If that's what's happening, then yes, notification is exactly what middle-America needs. Adults don't need to be protected from the truth.

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