# Director of security operations for DEF CON thinks the FBI is wrong for blaming N Korea.

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**Created:** [December 26, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/director-of-security-operations-for-def-con-thinks-the-fbi-is-wrong-for-blaming-n-korea/708209 "2014-12-26T15:00:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\
**Post date:** [December 26, 2014, 3:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/director-of-security-operations-for-def-con-thinks-the-fbi-is-wrong-for-blaming-n-korea/708209/1 "2014-12-26T15:00:52Z")

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If the hack doesn’t fit they must acquit. 😛

This is something to think about. It’s difficult to believe the FBI would wrongly accuse N Korea and risk provoking an International incident.

This author’s explanation of what the FBI is saying and his analysis is quite convincing. I still want it to be N Korea. This type of petty over reaction to a silly comedy movie is something we’d expect from that government. They had lodged a complaint a few months ago.

If this author is correct, then an apology should be given. That’s a big if. There may be evidence of guilt he hasn’t seen.

[http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/24/no-north-korea-didn-t-hack-sony.html?via=desktop&source=twitter](http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2014/12/24/no-north-korea-didn-t-hack-sony.html?via=desktop&source=twitter)

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> All the evidence leads me to believe that the great Sony Pictures hack of 2014 is far more likely to be the work of one disgruntled employee facing a pink slip.
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> I may be biased, but, as the director of security operations for DEF CON, the world’s largest hacker conference, and the principal security researcher for the world’s leading mobile security company, Cloudflare, I think I am worth hearing out.
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> The FBI was very clear in its press release about who it believed was responsible for the attack: “The FBI now has enough information to conclude that the North Korean government is responsible for these actions,” they said in their December 19 statement, before adding, “the need to protect sensitive sources and methods precludes us from sharing all of this information”.