Chinese Hacker Profiles

shubhragupta at January 27,2017
Hacking of data from have been a constant source of tension between China and US government. Countless companies have accused China of hacking them. Advance technologies must be developed to handle such type of attacks.

sstumvoll at January 30,2017
Very interesting to hear the hacker Wan or "Eagle" talk about how he feels a sense of nationalism to hack other countries, namely the US. As he said it is a patriotic thing to do and they do it largely to get attention and feel so free and powerful to change the world. I also doubt that the Chinese are cracking down on hacking. I wonder if our US citizens who hack for the government also feel a sense of patriotism in helping the US in its mission, while remaining anonymous to the world.

student0 at February 02,2017
It's interesting to think about the motivations of any hacker. From money, nationalism, kicks and giggles, to extortion, the reasons someone decides to get behind a keyboard are many. The asymmetric nature of cyber crime makes it hard to combat. Relatively few resources are needed to commit acts of computer crime but a disproportionate amount of resources are needed to effectively combat and mitigate the threats. The threats are many, and every world citizen needs to be on the guard for attempts at fraud via the internet.

pneyzari at February 04,2017
Hearing what the hacker in the video had to share in response to the question if he "feels bad about it" was rather thought-provoking. To know he feels "free" and has the "power to change the world" are two very interesting views, yet views that make sense if I were to try to put myself in his shoes. Furthermore, as mentioned in the video and also addressed in other comments, the patriotism and nationalism that fuels the hacking is another interesting phenomenon in its entirety -- I cannot say that I've ever heard of these as motivations to hack. Nonetheless, with every smart hacker that's out there, I am confident we have just as many smart folks ready in an effort to combat them. Though we may not be able to right away, or may not always have the resources to respond sooner, I can imagine there are a growing number of efforts being done in this field in order to do so and to do better.

pneyzari at February 04,2017
Hearing what the hacker in the video had to share in response to the question if he "feels bad about it" was rather thought-provoking. To know he feels "free" and has the "power to change the world" are two very interesting views, yet views that make sense if I were to try to put myself in his shoes. Furthermore, as mentioned in the video and also addressed in other comments, the patriotism and nationalism that fuels the hacking is another interesting phenomenon in its entirety -- I cannot say that I've ever heard of these as motivations to hack. Nonetheless, with every smart hacker that's out there, I am confident we have just as many smart folks ready in an effort to combat them. Though we may not be able to right away, or may not always have the resources to respond sooner, I can imagine there are a growing number of efforts being done in this field in order to do so and to do better.