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Miguelito Loveless

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13. No. I am not.

Sun May 9, 2021, 11:47 PM

May 2021

I am saying that many of us in the IT community warned that it was unwise to launch such an attack since U.S. data infrastructure was quite vulnerable. By using the weapon first, we gave license for it to be used against us. We have started another arms race and it is the the people who will pay.

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Biden declares state of emergency over fuel cyber-attack [View all] TreasonousBastard May 2021 OP

Where is Lisbeth Salander when we need her? HUAJIAO May 2021 #1

Truly catrose May 2021 #2

! JudyM May 2021 #15

Indeed Bayard May 2021 #29

This wouldn't happen in the old days, jdadd May 2021 #3

We warned folks for decades about this, and were ignored Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #4

'warned the government NOT to engage in cyber warfare' speak easy May 2021 #5

They fired the first shot with Stuxnet Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #6

but not the 2009 attack on the DoD speak easy May 2021 #8

No. I am not. Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #13

This wasn't cyber warfare - it was cyber-extortion getagrip_already May 2021 #27

Yes, computer viruses were a thing befopre stuxnet Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #31

it is purely a financial play for these actors... getagrip_already May 2021 #34

Motives hardly matter Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #36

of course there is state sponsorship for some of these groups.... getagrip_already May 2021 #37

I said nothing about "unbilateral disarmamnet" Miguelito Loveless May 2021 #41

Perfect excuse to raise the price of gas. gab13by13 May 2021 #7

Woulda coulda shoulda NQAS May 2021 #9

The CEO should be fired for gross negligence. NCjack May 2021 #22

Here's some more on DarkSide. Can't vouch for the white hat status of the site, but ancianita May 2021 #10

I work in this field - that article is pure bs..... getagrip_already May 2021 #28

I thought just what you said was in that article? No? ancianita May 2021 #30

There are several poorly researched statements, and a load of clickbait.... getagrip_already May 2021 #33

Your solution ancianita May 2021 #35

true, but the financial burden would shift towards hardening our infrastructures getagrip_already May 2021 #38

Peak Oil... Claire Oh Nette May 2021 #11

Why were the hackers able to do this? AverageOldGuy May 2021 #12

Comlexity and reliance on it creates vulnerability. BobTheSubgenius May 2021 #14

What are gas prices now? ffr May 2021 #16

Good for Joe. Now if he can just get Congress to understand that this, too, is infrastructure... Hekate May 2021 #17

Listen, this is dangerous stuff LittleGirl May 2021 #18

Oh jeez, gas is already almost $4 a gallon in California ansible May 2021 #19

Just what I was about to post. msfiddlestix May 2021 #24

Shouldn't effect California. we can do it May 2021 #25

It's not the price for me as much as it is for the specter of gas lines. no_hypocrisy May 2021 #20

Something really smells durablend May 2021 #21

Cyber pirates NickB79 May 2021 #23

Wow 100GB of data held ransom? Really? lol.... getagrip_already May 2021 #26

So I wonder if any of Russia's computer systems are vulnerable to anything like this? Calista241 May 2021 #32

Probably not, I think russians are actually better than us when it comes to IT ansible May 2021 #39

Why is everything "dark" with these people? 😐😒 live love laugh May 2021 #40

Hey right wing assholes drmeow May 2021 #42