21.12.2017 - 10:18 [ Techdirt ]

Homeland Security Adviser Pins Wannacry Attack On North Korea In Wall Street Journal Op-Ed

Using cyberattacks as an excuse for IRL attacks is a scary idea. The Trump Administration seems willing to draw down on North Korea at any moment, which isn‘t good news for anyone anywhere in the world. And it follows the newly-minted tradition established by the Obama Administration: mixing and matching war metaphors to treat cyberattacks like Pearl Harbor.