Reply to post: How can you tell?

Trump administration says Russia behind SolarWinds hack. Trump himself begs to differ

9Rune5

How can you tell?

This has been bugging me for years: But how can you tell it was 'x' that hacked you?

If a skilled russian hacker breached a company like SolarWinds, I would imagine he'd try to sell his discovery to the highest bidder. Would e.g. China bid less than Russia? Or do all Russia-based hackers sit in the pocket of Kremlin? Was it the "Putin rulez, da!" comment in the malware source that gave them away?

Or is it the fact that China and USA are very friendly at the moment, so China shows the US complete respect? (*cough* Christina Fang *cough*)

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