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by peteretep 1907 days ago
> nation states

Nation state is not a fancy infosec way of saying country
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TeMPOraL 1907 days ago
Nah, most of the time it's just a fancy infosec way of saying "it was likely ordinary criminals, or even some script kiddies, but it would be quite embarrassing to admit that".
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cutemonster 1906 days ago
Why don't they say "country"? Or just "nation"?

(Can it really be because "nation state" is more fancy?)

I can understand, though, why they don't say "state" -- maybe that'd sound as if a single state in the US had attacked

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peteretep 1906 days ago
I think this derives from “state-sponsored”. “The state” has a distinct meaning from country or nation which I think is important to capture too.

I think your point about confusion with constituent states is spot on though

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