FBI director James Comeyjust explained Modern detailsof the Sony hack at a cybersecurity league at Fordham University in New York City . “ Several times they got sloppy , ” hetold the interview , referring to the hackers . In more technical terms , the hackers revealed IP addresses in North Koreathat they “ exclusively used . ”That ’s how the FBI know it was North Korea — or so says the director .
It ’s deserving noting that several security expert have signal out that IP addresses that appear to be in North Korea are n’t necessarily in North Korea . As Mark Rogersexplains , “ It is n’t the IP address that the FBI should be pay attention to . Rather it ’s the server or military service that ’s behind it . ”
Regardless , this is Comey ’s full explanation , good manners of Andy Greenberg atWired :
In closely every case , [ the Sony hacker known as the Guardians of Peace ] used proxy servers to mask where they were come from in send these emails and posting these statement . But several times they get sloppy . Several time , either because they forgot or because of a technical trouble , they connected directly and we could see that the informatics they were using … were alone used by the North Koreans .
They close it off very apace once they saw the error . But not before we saw where it was coming from .
One of the biggest doubtfulness that Comey treat relate to the many security expert who sustain that blaming North Korea for the attackmakes no sense . There are some sign that suggest North Korean involvement , but it ’s hardly conclusive , many security experts say . Bruce Schneier , for instance , has written a couple of columns to that essence at The Atlantic . “ However you record it , thissort of evidenceis circumstantial at right , ” say Schneier a span weeks ago . “ It ’s prosperous to forge , and it ’s even easier to interpret it wrong . ”
To the skeptics , Comey simplysaid , “ They do n’t have the facts I have . ”
Comey ’s remarks came flood in through Twitter as he give them . We visit the FBI to confirm the claim , but the pressing position was n’t able-bodied to reassert specific quote as Comey often speaks “ off - the - handcuff ” . For confirmation , the FBI told us to bet on Twitter . So we did .
Here ’s Mashable ’s Lorenzo Franceshci :
https://twitter.com/embed/status/552880614635241473
Wired ’s Andy Greenberg :
FBI director Comey speaking at Fordham : NK Sony hackers failed to use procurator on multiple social occasion , revealing information processing they " entirely used "
— Andy Greenberg ( @agreenberg at the other places ) ( @a_greenberg)January 7 , 2015
And CNBC ’s Eamon Javers :
FBI Director Comey : " I thought it was very very crucial that we as a government said we know who hack Sony , it was the North Koreans . "
— Eamon Javers ( @EamonJavers)January 7 , 2015
And in conclusion the FBI itself :
Speaking about#Sonyhack , FBI Director Comey : Not much I have high self-confidence about . I have very high confidence … on North Korea .
— FBI New York ( @NewYorkFBI)January 7 , 2015
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