More on the NBC Hacking Story

Paul Rosenzweig
Friday, February 7, 2014, 7:51 AM
I posted a link earlier this week to a story from NBC about getting hacked in Russia.  Turns out at least one security researcher thinks that the story was overstated.  His word, is "fabricated" -- and another he uses is "fraudulent."  I don't know the author, but others I trust say that he is reputable.  Here's how the blog opens:
Yesterday (Feb 5 2014) NBC News ran a
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I posted a link earlier this week to a story from NBC about getting hacked in Russia.  Turns out at least one security researcher thinks that the story was overstated.  His word, is "fabricated" -- and another he uses is "fraudulent."  I don't know the author, but others I trust say that he is reputable.  Here's how the blog opens:
Yesterday (Feb 5 2014) NBC News ran a story claiming that if you bring your mobile phone or laptop to the Sochi Olympics, it'll immediately be hacked the moment you turn it on. The story was fabricated. The technical details relate to going to the Olympics in cyberspace (visiting websites), not going to there in person and using their local WiFi.
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Paul Rosenzweig is the founder of Red Branch Consulting PLLC, a homeland security consulting company. He formerly served as deputy assistant secretary for policy in the Department of Homeland Security. He is a professorial lecturer in law at George Washington University, a senior fellow in the Tech, Law & Security program at American University, and a board member of the Journal of National Security Law and Policy.
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