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		eclipsenet on Feb 2, 2022 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: North Korea hacked him, so he took down its intern... That's the wrong takeaway from that bit though I think. I believe they are saying that China and other states are the actors on behalf of NK not that they are using NK as patsies ... granted that may also be true. International politics and espionage is a weird domain.

ummonk on Feb 2, 2022 [–]

I think the implication is that these are North Korean hackers stationed in China, not that China is doing it on their behalf.

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