By one pipe in, I think that means N. Korea relies on China for its connection to the Internet. But that doesn’t mean the whole country has one T1 line to the Internet. The average person may not have high speed Internet, but the military probably does, including its computer school and large cyberwarfare unit.
Also there are reports N. Korea has “cyberwarriors” in other countries at its beck and call, kind of like sleeper cells. Also that this was a practice run for attacks against S. Korean and US infrastructure like power plants. http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/12/19/us-sony-cybersecurity-northkorea-idUSKBN0JX0JW20141219 From: Bill Prince via Af Sent: Friday, December 19, 2014 1:09 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Question on the Sony Hack Interesting theory.� But... I feel that internet access in NK is so poor, that it almost defies logic that someone from inside NK actually pulled this off.� I heard one white-hat guy saying there is only one pipe in; and it's not that big of a pipe to begin with. I think there is "probably" someone on the inside of Sony (who may have some sort of Korean ties) that was offended by the movie, and did something on the down-low to enable Korean "buddies" to perpetrate this hack. I'm also offended that the media is making this some kind of US government issue.� The government was not a target of this hack; Sony was.� In case anyone didn't notice, I think that Sony is still a Japanese company. -- bp <part {dash} 15 {at} SkylineBroadbandService {dot} com> On 12/19/2014 10:28 AM, Nate Burke via Af wrote: Ok, putting on my Conspiracy theory hat now that the FBI just announced that NK is behind the attack, since there's been no collusion between the gov't and the media industry before.....� What if Sony is developing a new Distribution system to bypass theaters with new releases.� What better way to get it started than to have to use it in a way that does not anger theater owners.� 'Oh, we have to distribute the movie this way, because someone threatened you if we show it at your movie theater'� And then, if it completely fails, they can point their finger to North Korea who 'Forced them to have to do it this way'� They get to try something new without having ANYONE upset with them.� Oh, except maybe Seth Rogan. Were there any recent Sony Internships that touted 'International travel' as part of the perks? On 12/17/2014 8:39 PM, Mathew Howard via Af wrote: True... it's not really surprising they pulled it, nobody is going to want to take on that sort of liability. � ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Af [af-boun...@afmug.com] on behalf of That One Guy via Af [af@afmug.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 8:34 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Question on the Sony Hack If hackers are involved to the degree they claim, which I doubt, the mystery of N Koreas involvment (they do have the money to pay for hired hackers) has emboldened them to act like warriors. Sony already has 2 lawsuits going, for not protecting employee data, imagine if something did happen at a theater, even a random lunatic with a 9mm, thats alot of liability. A "leak" of the movie would be great, they can make their money on DMCA suits On Wed, Dec 17, 2014 at 8:25 PM, Mathew Howard via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: It seems a little odd that a bunch of hackers would even threaten that... I would think a more hacker-ish threat would be more credible. � -------------------------------------------------------------------------- From: Af [af-boun...@afmug.com] on behalf of Jason McKemie via Af [af@afmug.com] Sent: Wednesday, December 17, 2014 8:19 PM To: af@afmug.com Subject: Re: [AFMUG] OT: Question on the Sony Hack How much of a physical violence threat are a bunch of hackers though? Not the most threatening demographic from that standpoint... On Wednesday, December 17, 2014, Tushar Patel via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: I was thinking on same line but I am sure they must have got some credible threat to act like this. Tushar On Dec 17, 2014, at 7:28 PM, Jason McKemie via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: On a side note, I can't believe movie theaters as well as Sony capitulated to these dumbasses in regards to "The Interview".� Isn't that tantamount to negotiating with a terrorist? On Wednesday, December 17, 2014, Nate Burke via Af <af@afmug.com> wrote: I've only been following loosely with what I hear on the radio, but it sound like there was a lot of data stolen (multiple gig's from the sound of it).� The Last update I heard was that the hack originated from a hotel Wifi connection in china somewhere.� How were they able to transfer that much data in a short enough time that it wasn't discovered and stopped?� Did the hotel have a blazing fast network?� Something with getting that amount of data in such a short time dosen't seem to add up. -- All parts should go together without forcing. You must remember that the parts you are reassembling were disassembled by you. Therefore, if you can't get them together again, there must be a reason. By all means, do not use a hammer. -- IBM maintenance manual, 1925
