[aluhut]

> I think there's just less disadvantage to admitting you were hacked than there used to be.

Is there any data that would support this claim?

I just don't believe it. This is the worse version of a technical failure. Admitting a technical failure would therefore be automatically better then a hack.

[Lewton]

> This is the worse version of a technical failure. Admitting a technical failure would therefore be automatically better then a hack.

I really doubt that's the way the general public views this (and they're the ones that matter when it comes to what companies are willing to admit)

If they say they had a technical error the perception would be that it's their fault.

If they say that they've been hacked the perception would be that it's because someone else did something bad, so they're the victims.

I think this is terrible, but I fear that it's the truth

[aluhut]

Actually most of the "general public" complain about the router. The rest complains about the general incompetence of the former government institution that failed them again (20years of them going public recently. Was a huge scam for the "general public"). But of course, there is still the Querfront fraction who doesn't want this to be just another Russia hack.

If you'd come up to them and gave them a technical reason they don't even understand, it couldn't be worse. This is Germany here. People do have a genetically build in respect for people who talk a version of the language they don't comprehend since they must be a authority.

[throwbsidbdk]

Nothing hard but the various leaks of diplomatic cables and spy tools have made claims of state sponsored hacking undeniable. Everyone knows that all the big companies are getting hacked all the time thanks to the leaks.

How is a technical failure worse than a hack? One implies incompetence on your part, the other that you were attacked.

[aluhut]

> Everyone knows

How could you still overestimate this in such a ridiculous way? The general public will install a Virus Scanner and expect it to protect them. If it doesn't, they will call support and write snail mail. This is Germany man and this is why a Hack is just the worst version of a technical failure. "You failed to prevent the hack. You have not been protected or your protection sucks. Go install Avira next time!"