The Leak That Targeted the Leakers

At this year’s DEF CON conference, hackers thumbing through copies of Phrack thought they were reading about a North Korean leak. Few realized they might be the real targets.The West’s current advantage in cyber operations depends on the level of mutual trust between an underground hacker culture and the Five Eyes intelligence agencies. That trust has been undermined by what appears to be a sloppy influence operation that blurs the line between legitimate outreach and manipulation.The recent “APT Down — The North Korea Files” disclosure is significant not only for what it exposes about an adversary’s cyber capability, but for

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