Re:FBI Director: Sony’s ‘Sloppy’ North Korean Hackers Reveal...
by joshstrange on Wednesday January 07, 2015 @04:59PM
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> I honestly don't understand why they'd be lying in this case
If they already wanted to slap NK with more sanctions this gave them an easy way to do it.
Some high ranking US/FBI official: "Let's just say NK attacked us, no one can prove it, no one will listen to NK if they dispute it, AND it looks like a win for US/FBI out-hacking the hackers. After all can't we all agree NK is bad so what if we lie about this hack we are serving the GREATER GOOD by doing so..."
If they already wanted to slap NK with more sanctions this gave them an easy way to do it.
Some high ranking US/FBI official: "Let's just say NK attacked us, no one can prove it, no one will listen to NK if they dispute it, AND it looks like a win for US/FBI out-hacking the hackers. After all can't we all agree NK is bad so what if we lie about this hack we are serving the GREATER GOOD by doing so..."