Malware Attribution: Should We Identify the Crooks Who Deploy It?

Brian Krebs asks: What makes one novel strain of malicious software more dangerous or noteworthy than another? Is it the sheer capability and feature set of the new malware, or are these qualities meaningless without also considering the skills, intentions and ingenuity of the person wielding it? Most experts probably would say it's important to consider attribution insofar as it is knowable, but it's remarkable how seldom companies that regularly publish reports on the latest criminal innovations go the extra mile to add context about the crooks apparently involved in deploying those tools.

Comments

Re:No don't it will only create notoriety

[fustakrakich]

We could "ID" them in the obituaries...

Re:Like Sourceforge?

[NotDrWho]

Now, now, there is no need to insult crooks by associating them with Sourceforge.