Yahoo’s claim that it is the victim of a gigantic state-sponsored hack raises the question of whether it is the latest target for hackers with the backing of Russia, China or even North Korea, experts say. Sometimes the link between the target of a hack and a particular state may suggest itself easily. More recently, a mysterious group calling itself Fancy Bears hacked the medical records of athletes held by the World Anti-Doping Agency (WADA). While motivation for those cyberattacks seems clear, it might initially appear less obvious why countries such as Russia, North Korea or even China would target a company like Yahoo. “Would, for example, Russian intelligence wish to conduct a large-scale hack on a major internet company like Yahoo?

Source: Hindustan Times September 23, 2016 13:30 UTC