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Evgeny Morozov in the New York Times: The 0s and 1s of Computer Warfare

“Yet for all the brouhaha, no classified information was lost, no significant economic damage was done, and no new cyberweapons were deployed (the virus that made the attack possible was discovered in 2004).

The theory that the attacks were launched from North Korea, advanced by some South Korean media and politicians, has not been confirmed. In fact, the amount of effort expended trying to establish a North Korean connection to the cyberattacks, only a few days after North Korea tested a real missile system, demonstrates how easy it is for the public to fall into a cybertrap and disregard more tangible threats.”

(also worth reading this reply from the Technology Liberation Front)

17 July 2009
15:10

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