A war of words has erupted over whether the DNC hack was an act of espionage by the Russian government, between soundbite-ready security firm CrowdStrike and a lone hacker who’s unkindly claiming credit. And the conspiracy-theory fans went wild.
It all began with a Washington Post article many infosec denizens thought was a thinly-disguised PR puff piece for CrowdStrike.
The June 14 article Russian government hackers penetrated DNC, stole opposition research on Trump was definitive. It was also singled out for being fawning, without skepticism and lacking in technical details. The article refrained from using the word “sophisticated,” but did echo Cold War rhetoric about the Russian government’s intent on evil like the Reagan ’80s were back in style. For the full article click here
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