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ancianita

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3. Well it could be that, too. Maybe even anti-fossil ecohackers.
Sat May 8, 2021, 09:30 AM
May 2021

But stupid systems don't help no matter who the hackers are, right?

A stupid computer system, if you ask me. ancianita May 2021 #1
So its not just a matter of punk kid hackers.. Maxheader May 2021 #2
Well it could be that, too. Maybe even anti-fossil ecohackers. ancianita May 2021 #3
Got it...thanks.. Maxheader May 2021 #19
I've never understood that myself oldsoftie May 2021 #4
Maybe ancianita May 2021 #5
I agree. This shit is only gonna get worse oldsoftie May 2021 #11
It's more nuanced than you think GregariousGroundhog May 2021 #12
Cool. So are you saying this was not due to their own system vulnerability? ancianita May 2021 #15
I agree with the 'usually' part about running on separate networks. cayugafalls May 2021 #18
That is not how it works. I worked on control systems and complex systems, cayugafalls May 2021 #16
I'm sure I don't know how any of it works. ancianita May 2021 #20
You're welcome. My apologies if I came off abrupt. ;-) cayugafalls May 2021 #24
Good lord. You should have gone after his job. ancianita May 2021 #25
mmmm llashram May 2021 #6
And China. We're in a pincer attack situation from both, and might not be able to determine ancianita May 2021 #21
For stuff like this, I would say they had little effect. Steelrolled May 2021 #22
Critical infrastructure control systems shouldn't be connected to the Internet dalton99a May 2021 #7
No kidding JohnSJ May 2021 #8
Yes, indeed. When I worked as defense contractor on what we called mission critical command iluvtennis May 2021 #10
There are standards in place for electric utilities GregariousGroundhog May 2021 #14
Thanks for that info on the standards - it's good to know it isn't adhoc. n/t iluvtennis May 2021 #26
The U.S. keeps getting warned Marthe48 May 2021 #9
Trump's buddy Pooty has been busy again Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin May 2021 #13
And systems that are open to such attacks should have been designed w/ safeguards built in, SWBTATTReg May 2021 #17
I imagine these systems did have safeguards built in. Steelrolled May 2021 #23
If you were a software designer (I was and you may be/have been), there ain't no software written... SWBTATTReg May 2021 #30
+ agree. n/t iluvtennis May 2021 #27
Good show on NPR about this stuff recently orangecrush May 2021 #28
I only have one thins to say about this OldBaldy1701E May 2021 #29
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