Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Exploited Flaw in Windows

Re:Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Exploited Flaw in Windows by toddchambery on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @11:46AM (#12855997)

I think everyone understands/expects espionage, it's the public 'weaponization' of the information that makes Russia a particularly bad actor.

If Russia had not released the DNC emails (or had somehow done so surreptitiously) to queer the US election, there would be no story to report on.

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Re:Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Exploited Flaw in Windows by tdkl on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @11:49AM (#12856039)

How quickly we forget things.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stuxnet

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Re:Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Exploited Flaw in Windows by toddchambery on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @12:05PM (#12856250)

Did the media incorrectly implicate the actors in that case?

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Re:Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Exploited Flaw in Windows by tdkl on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @12:21PM (#12856450)

The argument is that if Country A uses cyber warfare it's "good", but if country R does it, it's "bad". While both are doing the exact same thing, as I said above.

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Re:Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Exploited Flaw in Windows by joshmaker on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @09:10PM (#12860826)

Is trying to stop a country from obtaining nuclear weapons in violation of the Nuclear Nonproliferation Treaty really morally equivalent to interference with a democratic election?

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Re:Microsoft Says Russian Hackers Exploited Flaw in Windows by keymone on Wednesday November 02, 2016 @03:22PM (#12858374)

If country R hacking other countries is an accepted fact, why all the whining about it being covered in media? It is a big deal.

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