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Re:I'm the hacker that brought down North Korea's Internet f... by csomar on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @03:17AM (#40725704)
> Why isn’t he in prison?

He very much could, if politics changed. The US hates NK not because they are authoritarian but because they are not aligned. If they were to be aligned, and this guy didn't act on proper authorization, he could find himself in hot waters in the USA.

Plus he might have broken a bunch of "international" rules which could see him in trouble if he was to travel to some countries.

It is really reckless; but then there is a good chance he was acting behind some agency.

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Re:I'm the hacker that brought down North Korea's Internet f... by JumpCrisscross on Wednesday June 19, 2024 @03:36AM (#40725829)
> there is a good chance he was acting behind some agency

Almost certainly not. The vector would have been saved. And he wouldn’t have maintained this public profile ex post facto.

Consider, for example, taking it down during today’s state visit? (After you’ve quadruple checked that the Russians have independent connectivity.)

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