The best way to get these vulns into criminal hands would be to send them to criminals. And yet we haven't seen this.
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Replying to @matthew_d_green @pwnallthethings and
Why not? Certainly the NSA would notice it right away. But would there be broad coverage of the form "NSA exploits used in crimes"? Nope.
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Replying to @matthew_d_green @pwnallthethings and
Releasing publicly does get the stuff out to criminals and causes lots of press coverage.
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Replying to @thegrugq @pwnallthethings and
But would it be "NSA exploit used in attack" or just "big attack"?
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Replying to @matthew_d_green @pwnallthethings and
Last time it was "NSA tools used in largest cyber attack ever in the history of the internet!!!!1!11!1111"
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Replying to @thegrugq @pwnallthethings and
So my counterfactual is: if the EternalBlue exploit had turned up *for the first time* in WannaCry, would MSM have been able to understand?
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Replying to @matthew_d_green @pwnallthethings and
I think they would have the same ppl on tap to give “these are escaped NSA exploits” quotes.
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Replying to @thegrugq @pwnallthethings and
I think you overestimate the media's ability to process. Digesting EternalBlue took days on Twitter.
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Replying to @matthew_d_green @thegrugq and
Understanding the developing story of WannaCry also took at least a day. Combine those two: information overload.
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Replying to @matthew_d_green @thegrugq and
With Matt here; you are overestimating media's ability to digest. They often go with first impression that fits pre-existing narrative.
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Their understanding of what happened is sorely lacking; not blaming them. Not enough people with the expertise.
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Replying to @zeynep @matthew_d_green and
It's like someone released antibiotics, and reporters have barely heard of germ theory of disease. Coverage: saintly miracles from above!
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Replying to @zeynep @matthew_d_green and
Just reverse the scenario.
There is an epidemic, and most media doesn't know of germ theory of disease. Coverage: punished for sins!0 replies 0 retweets 1 like
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