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Notably the attack in this article occurred on land. Also surprising the name and details of the arrested person haven’t been shared.

• oh_sigh 4y ago
  I'm surprised the author says: > HSI is not disclosing the name of the private company in Hawaii targeted, the country where the suspect was arrested or the name of the suspect. and then directly after that implies that Russia is behind the attack: > While it is likely we will never know who attempted the breach, it is clear that the security of our cables are of key interest of the great power adversaries. and this wouldn't be the first time Russia has been linked to a cable attack. The operation was apparently rolled up by an informant. Personally, I would expect better from Russia. They can send their hitmen all over the world to kill dissidents without getting ratted out, but a little cable tapping is too much for someone to hold in?
  • robonerd 4y ago
    > They can send their hitmen all over the world to kill dissidents without getting ratted out, but a little cable tapping is too much for someone to hold in? Well, you have to account for the individual. Suppose this informant is an ethnic Russian working for the targeted company and was approached by Russian intelligence who presumed his ethnic ties would make him a sympathetic collaborator. They might have simply misjudged his character. And obviously an informant can only inform on things he's aware of. A tech worker might be approached as a collaborator for a tech espionage plot, while obviously never being told anything about polonium assassinations.