#Michael Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 The hackers who penetrated Sony Entertainment Pictures "got sloppy" and used IP addresses that have been linked to North Koreans, FBI Director James Comey said at a cybersecurity conference in New York on Wednesday. The statement was one of the most direct links the law enforcement agency has drawn publicly between the hack and North Korea since formally accusing the isolated nation in mid-December. Full story: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sony-hack/sony-hackers-got-sloppy-used-north-korean-ips-fbi-director-n281556 Someone might want to tell the FBI that spoofing an IP address is quite easy. Just saying... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Argi Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Given how strongly they're asserting this, I'm okay giving them the benefit of the doubt as it's highly likely they have evidence that they can't disclose as it would reveal how they got it. US for sure has good window inside NK's operations. Draconian Guppy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 If you believe news stories like this have any bearing to what's going on behind closed doors, you're dafter than you believe the FBI are. +E.Worm Jimmy 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 If you believe news stories like this have any bearing to what's going on behind closed doors, you're dafter than you believe the FBI are. What I believe is that just about every credible cyber security firm is doubting that NK played any role in this. Most believe that this was an inside job. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkyMike Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Full story: http://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/sony-hack/sony-hackers-got-sloppy-used-north-korean-ips-fbi-director-n281556 Someone might want to tell the FBI that spoofing an IP address is quite easy. Just saying... Just don't expect any tech news blog to run this story ; ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dick Montage Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 What I believe is that just about every credible cyber security firm is doubting that NK played any role in this. Most believe that this was an inside job. And you don't believe that this itself is being spun as part of a bigger issue? The FBI know that anyone who knows anything knows that IPs are easily spoofed. They are banking on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 The director also reiterated his concerns about the spreading use of encryption on mobile devices, which would allow individuals to "go dark" and avoid law enforcement surveillance. "There are significant public safety issues here (and) we need to talk about it," Comey said. There is a bigger issue here that the FBI director touched on that wasn't included. Once again....playing up on people's fears. http://arstechnica.com/security/2015/01/fbi-director-says-sony-hackers-got-sloppy-exposed-north-korea-connection/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jason S. Global Moderator Posted January 7, 2015 Global Moderator Share Posted January 7, 2015 Everyone except the FBI have now concluded that it wasnt NK that did it at all. I dont know why theyre still pressing this issue other than fearmongering and covering their butts. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 Everyone except the FBI have now concluded that it wasnt NK that did it at all. I dont know why theyre still pressing this issue other than fearmongering and covering their butts. It's only my guess...but use it as an excuse to get another sopa like law put into place. That and figure out a way to get Apple and Google to remove encryption from their devices. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
firey Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 I see it as a move to try and get NK to actually hack the US so that the US have a reason to roflstomp NK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BobSlob Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 What I believe is that just about every credible cyber security firm is doubting that NK played any role in this. Most believe that this was an inside job. All of which had access to everything to conduct their own investigation, I assume? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torolol Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Probably theres some agenda need to be pushed by insisting it was NK who doing it. ZakO 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timster Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 the US just put more sanctions against North Korea, and the Sony thing was the reason. I doubt the FBI is going to back down and make the recent sanctioning come off as a joke (even though they are a joke) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachno 1D Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 It certainly isn't hard to narrow down IP addresses belonging to North Korea: the country has a block of 1,024 IPv4 addresses allocated to it, namely 175.45.176.0/22. It's trivial to scan. (According to a survey by the Washington Post, the embattled country has fewer IP addresses than any other non-island nation, with just one address for every 24,000 people. By comparison, South Korea has two addresses per person, and the US has five per person.) Public IP network addresses, by themselves, are a poor indicator of the true origin of internet attacks, due to the ease with which traffic can be spoofed or routed through multiple networks. For this reason, infosec professionals remain skeptical the Kim government is responsible for the Sony Pictures hack. Also, in 2012, a US judge rubbished claims that IP addresses can be used to identify culprits in online crime, saying "it is no more likely that the subscriber to an IP address carried out a particular computer function ... than to say an individual who pays the telephone bill made a specific telephone call. http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/07/sony_pictures_hack_was_definitely_the_norks_insists_fbi_chief/ This said all NKs networks are routed through China Torolol 1 Share Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Draconian Guppy Posted January 7, 2015 Share Posted January 7, 2015 Given how strongly they're asserting this, I'm okay giving them the benefit of the doubt as it's highly likely they have evidence that they can't disclose as it would reveal how they got it. US for sure has good window inside NK's operations. I hope so too, if not #faithinhumanitylost Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
#Michael Posted January 7, 2015 Author Share Posted January 7, 2015 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/07/sony_pictures_hack_was_definitely_the_norks_insists_fbi_chief/ This said all NKs networks are routed through China Exactly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
+John Teacake MVC Posted January 8, 2015 MVC Share Posted January 8, 2015 http://www.theregister.co.uk/2015/01/07/sony_pictures_hack_was_definitely_the_norks_insists_fbi_chief/ This said all NKs networks are routed through China They Are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tomoko Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Propaganda Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arachno 1D Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Strange state of affairs to openly state it is North Korea, then its not NK and again several days later another spokesperson states it is NK. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cork1958 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I can believe the FBI on this almost as much I can believe that I'm NOT on neowin.net right now! The fact that you can really see my post is just a figment of your imagination!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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