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Zakharov on June 15, 2011 | parent | context | favorite | on: Richard Clarke: China's Cyberassault On America

From the article: "The targeting of specific U.S. officials is not something that a mere hacker gang could do."

This is patently false. Anyone could target a U.S. official, and many could even succeed. Nevertheless, the other arguments the article presents are sufficient to support its conclusion.

tlb on June 15, 2011 [–]

I assume he means that a large number of officials were individually targeted, requiring large numbers of hackers working in tandem.

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