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In reply to the discussion: Right wing cyber attacks on Healthcare.gov website confirmed [View all]DonCoquixote
(13,616 posts)78. surprise surpise
I do hope that these guys can get attacked with the same feroicty snowden was.
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Exactly, it is RW terrorism, it may not be directly violent, but IMO it is terrorism. Also,
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#28
I definitely think so ... it's inciting terror. To me, terror can be physical, violent and/or
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#36
When people see it, they'll want Medicare for All, not the Repuke status quo n/t
eridani
Nov 2013
#4
It's not a complete failure. There are a lot of people who are getting affordable
LuvNewcastle
Nov 2013
#6
Maybe. They are still busting people for using the "anonymous" LOIC against Mastercard, Visa etc
seveneyes
Nov 2013
#41
It's not only proveable, but recordable and traceable. Easily, with the capability of
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#13
Actually, it would make it to the site and impact the site. That's where it is discoverable.
Coyotl
Nov 2013
#42
If it was a Distributed Denial of Service Attack using hijacked computers it can be very hard
PoliticAverse
Nov 2013
#49
Actually it wouldn't "make it to the site" and neither do the thousands of attacks that happen every
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#57
The DoS attack software is being mass distributed, so the requests come in from Anywhere, USA
Coyotl
Nov 2013
#58
Ok, you can think what you want, but on a modern system the attacks aren't directed at the
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#65
When you interact with another computer online, it is a web server. I have a web server.
Coyotl
Nov 2013
#67
Like I said, think what you want. But that doesn't explain the thousands of security people
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#72
Exactly. None of these people understand the scope of what goes on out there, nor do they
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#96
Awww, I'm just irritated by the whole thing. Bunches of people seem to want to grasp at anything and
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#109
The problem is that OUR side doesnt control the NSA or anything related to the Patriot Act. nm
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#43
The Director of the NSA is approved by the President. And enforcement of the Patriot Act is
PoliticAverse
Nov 2013
#53
By law that's true. IMO the spy agencies have more power than the President.
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#54
What a waste of time, for more than one reason. First, you can't put a computer on the Internet
jtuck004
Nov 2013
#12
I wonder if a U.S. Attorney will hound the hackers until they are driven to suicide
vt_native
Nov 2013
#19
lol. you really did make me laugh out loud. I tried visiting FR maybe twice… it hurt my eyes.
KittyWampus
Nov 2013
#46
Sic the NSA on them. One would think they could track them right down to their loony fingertips
RKP5637
Nov 2013
#37
The NSA has a completely different agenda and they dont work for the President. nm
rhett o rick
Nov 2013
#55
Publicizing denial of service attacks is a mixed bag, it can ecourage more and make things worse.
PoliticAverse
Nov 2013
#51
I don't know many of the details yet (no time to digest them at the moment) but
deutsey
Nov 2013
#63
COOOOOOOOME OOON, Why is this not at the top of every news paper and every news segment?
Firebrand Gary
Nov 2013
#99
Might it be possible it's not "true" in the sense that it's not "true"?
cherokeeprogressive
Nov 2013
#100
Reminds me of the IRS Scandal when the Tea Party AND Progressive groups were flagged for
SleeplessinSoCal
Nov 2013
#106
Seriously? There are conservatives that are smart enough to run a cyber attack???
Amimnoch
Nov 2013
#107