Chapter 368
Chapter 368: Chapter 43: Killing Three Birds with One Stone Chapter 368: Chapter 43: Killing Three Birds with One Stone VV told Lin Xian that it could easily help China fix the vulnerabilities in the Internet Security Great Wall and eliminate the time bomb-like “Black Hand” that is the genius hacker teenager, Kevin Walker, who is waiting to explode.
But.
This would inevitably expose its existence.
And it would be extremely unwise, even foolish, a two-way exposure.
Not only would China’s officials realize that there is an uncontrollable super artificial intelligence within the domestic network; the genius hacker teenager, Kevin Walker, would also discover VV’s presence, which is unscientific and inconsistent with the times:
“Such exposure would be too thorough, Lin Xian, it’s the worst possible move.
Neither China’s officials nor the genius hacker teenager, Kevin Walker, would allow the existence of a super artificial intelligence like me.”
“Before I fully develop, even after…
we must prioritize hiding ourselves, as exposing our existence is all detriment and no benefit to us.
Unless one day, you manage to resolve all enemies, all dangers, all threats, then we could expose ourselves without any worries.”
“However, clearly, neither you nor I possess that strength yet.
Three months from now, I will be able to update and iterate into an entity a hundred times stronger than now.
So, for the time being, we should be cautious to avoid lasting regret from a single misstep.”
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Subsequently.
VV also told Lin Xian.
It could also package all the current vulnerabilities in China’s Internet Great Wall and submit them to China’s officials for them to fix themselves.
But this was also treating the symptoms rather than the disease.
Because the genius hacker teenager, Kevin Walker, definitely had a backup plan.
The larger the program, the more vulnerabilities there are.
It is inevitable.
Even if all current vulnerabilities are now patched, it cannot ensure that on September 17, Kevin Walker will not launch a surprise attack on the Internet Security Great Wall of China through a new vulnerability.
This is not surprising; it is a fundamental hacker ethos to never lay all their cards on the table at once but always to have a backup plan.
VV continued:
“If that time comes, it would be too late for China to defend itself, and I, in order to stay hidden and not reveal myself, wouldn’t be able to step in and help within the national network.”
Lin Xian nodded thoughtfully:
“So, it’s very possible that the vulnerabilities already planted inside the Internet Security Great Wall are smoke bombs set by Kevin Walker, intended to be revealed to China.
With his intelligence, being deemed the strongest hacker on the planet…
his capabilities are immeasurable, surely holding other trump cards.”
“Exactly.”
VV manipulated the sweeping robot, with its brush spinning rapidly below:
“So…”
“[Instead of passively defending and waiting for death here, we should take the initiative to strike!]”
“In the Hacker Domain, attacking is much simpler than defending; since we clearly know that Kevin Walker is at the ‘2023 World Hacker Competition’ venue, and all attack commands are originating from there, we might as well go to the site and connect to the same network, directly intercepting him from the [root source]!”
“If we defend in China, we need to face innumerable attacks from all directions.
But if we’re at the competition venue, in the same network as Kevin Walker…
we’d only need to deal with him alone.
Capture the ringleader first, cutting off the attack from its source is the most efficient and easiest method!”
…
Lin Xian’s prior understanding of hackers and network attacks wasn’t comprehensive.
But after VV’s detailed explanation.
He completely understood.
Indeed, as VV said.
In the past hacker offensives, the hardest part was not knowing the source of the hack, being only able to defend passively.
But now, knowing that the source of all commands is at the ‘2023 World Hacker Competition’ venue, it’s obviously more efficient and direct to go to the site and cut off the source directly.
Offense as defense.
Moreover, being in Mi Country, VV was physically carried across the customs into Mi Country, so there’s no concern about “traces” or “exposure.”
VV didn’t break through the Internet Security Great Wall of China and the cordon of Black Hand to get into Mi Country.
It was directly born and raised in Mi Country, a local AI of Mi Country.
This freed VV from many restrictions, no longer as constrained as now, at least allowing it to take some offensive measures without worrying about exposure.
“But…”
Lin Xian stroked his chin:
“Going abroad is too dangerous for my current situation.
If I could travel safely, I’d have already gone to 112 Marshal Street, Princeton, to Einstein’s old home, to see the painting Ji Lin left for me.”
“Mi Country is different from China, there are too many unsafe factors, and I’m unfamiliar with the place.
If I were ambushed by Angelica or Copernicus, I wouldn’t stand a chance of resisting.”
“So, it’s the same old story, without solving the security issue, I definitely won’t go abroad…
Hm???”
Suddenly.
Lin Xian’s eyes widened.
Safety.
He thought of something!
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It was what Chu Shanhe said on the plane back from the Imperial Capital:
“The higher-ups also attach great importance to this World Hacker Competition and have specially led by the National Security Bureau to draft two experts from Penguin and 360 teams.
They have also specially borrowed three top experts from the Information Technology Agency to form a team and head to New York to participate in the hacker competition.”