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I see a lot of focus on the "how" this happened, big deal.

Computer security is a farce.

Let's address the elephant. I find the accused to be very unlikely.

20 minutes?! $6.3B?!

Their APT groups have been classified as advanced but not elite, this suggests a huge jump for their groups.

"There will be signs".

There should be an influx of purchases right? Or at least a large number of imports perhaps through shell companies to further obscure the sources as this nation.

Based on what I am told and read about this nation they are poor, can't afford to feed their people, etc., etc. Additionally, the quality of education is reported to be low due to the isolation.

Where are the shipments into the country and where does that money lead? Until these signs occur I am skeptical.

That kind of money is what the FBI, Interpol and other investigators specialize in right?

I don't participate in any digital currency, but if I did I would think a worldwide investigation with collaboration amongst these agencies would be in order.

DARPA and the USPTO have technical details on both taxpayer-funded research and patented technologies associated with these concepts. Some of the originating work came from fears of US enemies abroad experimenting with mind control.

I would rather see a Star Wars fight of the chess pieces. But this is fun none-the-less!

Reading the comments and all I can think is "first world problems"

Until you see the IP of your project disappear and get rolled into their solution

Star Trek was a documentary

If the activities were truly cool and impactful, and not illegal or unlawful as you suggest, wouldn’t it be possible that the suicide could be due to a culture of not speaking out and then left to deal with the after effect of guilt? A slanderous retort vs a different lens to review the events isn’t helpful

If you speak to the correct people about illegal activities and unlawful orders you will not.

Or the infamous promotion of legislation without representation

Control?

Maybe trying to predict entropy would be easier

Thanks for sharing this

Can you provide correlated events to these? It would certainly help the argument

It's a similar problem the human DNA solved by telling our teenage selves that our parents are dumb and we needed to move to a new tribe. Genetic diversity, but a digital equivalent.