Update on campaign targeting security researchers

Re:Update on campaign targeting security researchers by CyberRabbi on Thursday April 01, 2021 @09:39AM (#26660371)

If they don’t want to show their hand then why even report it’s North Korean to the general public? I don’t see how widely reporting that detail is useful, especially if they don’t intend to back up their claims publicly.

They can easily report their findings privately to the appropriate authorities without any loss in potential for real punishment or rectification.

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Re:Update on campaign targeting security researchers by meowface on Thursday April 01, 2021 @10:42AM (#26661065)

I don't know and couldn't guess the reason, but given they're staking their credibility and potentially putting themselves at risk of retaliation (see: Sony), I suspect they think they have a good rationale for saying it.

Perhaps it could be to gain a bit more trust or respect from researchers (targeted or otherwise) and/or certain customers/users, or perhaps the US government encouraged them due to some geopolitical calculus, or maybe it's part of some plan that only makes sense because of some private knowledge known to few.

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