U.S. Asks China to Help Rein In Korean Hackers

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It's more likely that USG uses these incidents to further justify NSA projects.

Surprised by the fact that no one tech guru in the US steps up to a main stream media and say how laughable the accusations are. Not to defense N.K., but to inform US public about the nature of network attacks.

God I hope USG has some proof of the N.K. connection up their sleeve. Otherwise they are digging a deep ditch in which to thrust their trolled corpse.

This whole "north korean hackers" story is a less credible scenario than the one in Wag the Dog but they make up in perseverance what they lack in intellect .

Exactly. Mainstream media is so laser-focused on this North Korean witch hunt, but where is the evidence? Last time the US embarked on a similar vendetta we ended up invading Iraq on trumped-up weapons of mass destruction charges. And we all know how well that story played out.

Personally, I think this could be an early play toward further restricting internet freedom. All of the public pushback on SOPA, PIPA, and disrupting net neutrality has forced the government into less ethical strategies aimed at the same goal. What better way to justify new and oppressive cyberterrorism countermeasures than by framing a rogue nation state that most already despise?

On your second point, I believe you're right. The US government and the FBI don't believe NK are actually responsible, nor does Obama believe the Chinese will cooperate. This is pure theater.

Like China is going to help? They condemned The Interview just the same.

Also, it's not like the DPRK has a deep bench of high level technical talent -- unlike their neighbors to the north, who have been known to hack numerous US-run systems.

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