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lukeschlather on June 16, 2012 | parent | context | favorite | on: Zero-day Exploit Price List

That still sounds like someone using a conventional weapon to kill someone, it's a pretty big stretch to compare malware to a bullet.

jackowayed on June 16, 2012 [–]

Intelligence is a major part of warfare. It's a lot easier to assassinate people if you have good means of finding the people you want dead.

lukeschlather on June 16, 2012 | [–]

Well, I have no problem with calling it cyberintelligence, or even cyberespionage, but just because espionage is part of warfare doesn't make it warfare.

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