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lelanthrantoday at 10:35 AM3 repliesview on HN

> Translation: Alibaba will continue distillation attacks using accounts that aren't directly attributable to it's own corporate infrastructure.

What's a "distillation attack"? How is it different from simply distillation?


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kouteiheikatoday at 10:54 AM

It's pretty much the same as when "installing programs on your computer" is called "sideloading". Deliberately deceptive, weaponized language to make it seem like a bad thing.

dizhntoday at 10:39 AM

The target doesn't want to be distilled.

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TZubiritoday at 12:42 PM

using infected machines as proxies would be a fair line in the sand