Re:The NSA has linked the WannaCry computer worm to North Korea
by mc32 on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @09:58PM
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Yeah, I don't know. People tend to believe the narrative story they want to believe. When someone claims "the Russians" hacked the DNC and other operatives, there is very little "false flag" ("how do you know it really was the Russians?") claims (and for good reason), but when something does not fit their belief systems then it's "oh, false flag" despite reputable researchers putting their reputation on the line.
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Re:The NSA has linked the WannaCry computer worm to North Korea
by losteric on Wednesday June 14, 2017 @11:58PM
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It's about broader context, or a lack thereof.
The DNC hack is self-consistent and aligned with known motives of suspected actors, so the public sees a false flag as possible but improbable. WannaCry came seemingly out of nowhere using a mixed bag of tricks from unfamiliar actors... absent context, the public will entertain any explanation.
Re:The NSA has linked the WannaCry computer worm to North Korea
by mc32 on Thursday June 15, 2017 @12:32AM
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That's a logical and plausible explanation for rational thinkers --I don't think I'm going out on a limb saying if it fit people's narrative preference, they'd say that "it fit too well", how can the Russians, so capable, leave so obvious trails, it must have been the Ukranians (or some other realistically unlikely but fitting a narrative).
The N Korea thing was the same even under Obama (the Sony hack) people wanted to believe the US was just trying to make the N Koreans "look bad" or create excuses for something (as if N KOrea needed any help in that regard).