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Kaspersky Explains Why They Won't Say Who Hacked Them

New submitter ChannelGonzo writes: Larry Walsh at Channelnomics scores the scoop in a Q&A with Kaspersky's Chris Doggett who says it's not the Russian security company's job to figure out who is responsible for a sophisticated cyber attack on its corporate network over the past few months. "We believe that to go beyond our area of expertise and speculate on the possible sources of attacks is not in the best interest of our customers," Doggett said.

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  1. Duh by penguinoid · · Score: 3, Funny

    Obviously it's for reasons which have nothing to do with the truth being embarrassing.

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  2. Sorry what is their area of expertise by presidenteloco · · Score: 2, Funny

    again?

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  3. Re:DUHHHHH by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

    Why not us for a change? Dammit, the Russians and Chinese don't have the monopoly on being able to hack something, ya know?

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  4. Re:Losing faith by Opportunist · · Score: 5, Funny

    Now, now. They fucked up, but that's no reason to start name calling. It's not ok to call a security company Norton. NO matter how much they fucked up.

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  5. they won't say because.... by turkeydance · · Score: 1, Funny

    1. they don't know. 2 they don't care. 3. they like it.

  6. Internet security is hard... by NotQuiteReal · · Score: 3, Funny

    If I do it standing up, I am "safe", right?

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  7. Re:DUHHHHH by BitZtream · · Score: 2, Funny

    No, they don't, they just have a monopoly on getting caught often. We get caught less because we're better at it. It generally takes a traitor for us to get caught.

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  8. Re:*sigh* Idiots! The net is so damn full of em... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    tl,dr? THEY CANT SAY BECAUSE, COPS ARE DOING COP STUFF.

    I don't see what shooting black people has to do with any of this.