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Related: Editorials & Other Articles, Issue Forums, Alliance Forums, Region ForumsSony Hackers Guardians of Peace Troll FBI
On Saturday afternoon, Guardians of Peace, the hacking group thats so far claimed responsibility for wreaking havoc on Sony, posted a message online mocking the FBIs investigation.
It is as follows:
By GOP
The result of investigation by FBI is so excellent that you might have seen what we were doing with your own eyes.
We congratulate you success.
FBI is the BEST in the world.
You will find the gift for FBI at the following address.
Then, they included a link to the following video titled you are an idiot!essentially Rickrolling the FBI. The video opens with some words in Japanese, before cutting to a series of gyrating animated bodies shrieking, "You are an idiot!"
While the FBI, President Obama, and George Clooney seem thoroughly convinced that the Guardians of Peace are the work of Pyongyangthe name Guardians of Peace comes from a quote used by former President Richard Nixon describing South Koreamany hackers online have questioned the allocation of blame from Day One, including former Lulzsec hacker turned government information Sabu, who maintains they dont have the technical capabilities, and Anonymous, who wrote, we all know the hacks didn't come from North Korea, and threatened to launch further hacks against Sony if they don't release the film online.
Some of the worlds leading cybersecurity experts have also questioned whether North Korea is responsible for hacking Sony, claiming a decided lack of evidence or that it came from a group posing as North Korea as misdirection, such as Brett Thomas, chief technology officer of Redwood City, California-based online services company Vindicia:
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/20/sony-hackers-guardians-of-peace-troll-fbi-fbi-is-the-best-in-the-world.html
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Sony Hackers Guardians of Peace Troll FBI (Original Post)
Jesus Malverde
Dec 2014
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WillyT
(72,631 posts)1. K & R !!!
Jesus Malverde
(10,274 posts)2. Thank you!..nt
WillyT
(72,631 posts)3. Anytime... Great Article !!!