Mockingbird says it "offers a rare window"
Mockingbird says it "offers a rare window"
WAPO / Github ... doesn't inspire confidence.
WAPO / Github ... doesn't inspire confidence.
From out of nowhere?!
From out of nowhere?!
'The trove does not include data extracted from Chinese hacking operations but lists targets and — in many cases — summaries of sample data amounts extracted and details on whether the hackers obtained full or partial control of foreign systems.'
Oh you mean like open source or third party 'data' ??.
'ISoon clients also requested or obtained infrastructure data, according to the leaked documents. The spreadsheet showed that the firm had a sample of 459GB of road-mapping data from Taiwan, the island of 23 million that China claims as its territory.'
Oh sorta like google maps roading data?/.
'Road data could prove useful to the Chinese military in the event of an invasion of Taiwan, analysts said. “Understanding the highway terrain and location of bridges and tunnels is essential so you can move armored forces and infantry around the island in an effort to occupy Taiwan,”'
Ah , yea ok so google maps then.
'Most of the targets were in Asia, though iSoon received requests for hacks further afield. Chat logs included in the leak describe selling unspecified data related to NATO in 2022. It’s not clear whether the data was collected from publicly available sources or extracted in a hack.'
So they actually do consider publicly available open source data garnered by this group as being comparable with 'hacked data'.
Lol, inb4 rather than actual 'hacking' these groups trawl open source data and various aggregators for target specific info.
'The trove does not include data extracted from Chinese hacking operations but lists targets and — in many cases — summaries of sample data amounts extracted and details on whether the hackers obtained full or partial control of foreign systems.'
Oh you mean like open source or third party 'data' ??.
'ISoon clients also requested or obtained infrastructure data, according to the leaked documents. The spreadsheet showed that the firm had a sample of 459GB of road-mapping data from Taiwan, the island of 23 million that China claims as its territory.'
Oh sorta like google maps roading data?/.
'Road data could prove useful to the Chinese military in the event of an invasion of Taiwan, analysts said. “Understanding the highway terrain and location of bridges and tunnels is essential so you can move armored forces and infantry around the island in an effort to occupy Taiwan,”'
Ah , yea ok so google maps then.
'Most of the targets were in Asia, though iSoon received requests for hacks further afield. Chat logs included in the leak describe selling unspecified data related to NATO in 2022. It’s not clear whether the data was collected from publicly available sources or extracted in a hack.'
So they actually do consider publicly available open source data garnered by this group as being comparable with 'hacked data'.
Lol, inb4 rather than actual 'hacking' these groups trawl open source data and various aggregators for target specific info.
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