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You make it sound like some professional outfit. Is it really like that? I would've thought that it's a bunch of teens.
by libeclipse 9y ago
You make it sound like some professional outfit. Is it really like that? I would've thought that it's a bunch of teens.
- bcruddy 9y agoYou think a bunch of teens orchestrated a global attack on this scale? Surely this is satire and you dropped the /s right?
- edmccard 9y ago>...orchestrated a global attack on this scale? Was it "orchestrated", or did the worm just spread randomly and opportunistically?
- napsterbr 9y agoMy bet is a bunch of teens. Not really orchestrated as much as exploited a vulnerability amplified by p2p connection, which led to worldwide scale. By the look and UX of the virus (yes there's a UX there too), they do seem to have a better grasp than most script kiddies, who usually can barely extend whatever script they've got.
- burntrelish1273 9y agoHard to say. It could be an organized crime gang, terrorists, state actor, someone not making enough money legitimately in a 3rd-world country, bored middle-aged techie or teenager wanting to "get away" with something. There may or may not be levels of management, contractor(s) or multiple participants. (Shady "businesses" most definitely have subcontractors. Heck, I know of someone whom got their degrees paid for by a shady illegal gambling outfit.)
- lmm 9y agoI doubt it. This is organised crime motivated by money (which is usually something adults do); the very fact that the program tries to detect whether it's being sandboxed indicates a certain level of professionalism.