Comment by dane-pgp
5 years ago
Are you saying that, for example, the addresses of military generals and spies are less of a target for hackers than the addresses of medical patients? While there are laws to protect medical information, I think all governments care more about protecting national security information.
Ah, good point! No, I was not saying that at all, and thank you for pointing that out.
When I was thinking of "defense", I was thinking of the defense contractors who are designing/building things like the next-gen weapons, radar, vehicles, and the like. In that context, when it comes to what they can exfiltrate, I think attackers probably prioritize the details & designs over PII. Just a guess though.
At least in the USA, the addresses of military generals has already been pwned (at least by the CCP/PRC). https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_Personnel_Management...
> the addresses of military generals and spies are less of a target for hackers than the addresses of medical patients?
Why not both? Think how valuable the medical information of military staff would be as a source of coersive power.