• GnuLinuxDude@lemmy.ml
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      8 months ago

      I like to imagine that one arm of the American surveillance state started the exploit and the DOJ wrapped it up only after Fancy Bear noticed exploitable routers. I mean, there wasn’t any evidence that this originated from Russia in the article, just the assertion that it was so. Who’s checking?

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      8 months ago

      Honest question: Assuming nation states have the all-powerful ability to install software on your networking gear, which country would you rather have? USA or Russia?

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      8 months ago

      The greatest malware ever installed was the idea that we shouldn’t fear our governments and should trust them implicitly.