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>It usually is the US, China or Russia though

Interesting that you're leaving out Israel from your listing while the very subject of this article is Israeli offensive cyberwar and espionage capabilities and a profound lack of ethics.

What I was trying to convey originally is that attribution is politically expedient. If you want to saber-rattle towards China you task Mandiant to find proof of Chinese hacking, if you want to blame Russia Crowdstrike gets the job. It's like employing McKinsey consulting to give a veneer of credibility to a predetermined outcome.




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