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In reply to the discussion: Colonial Pipeline Reportedly Paid $5M Ransom to Free Data System [View all]DENVERPOPS
(8,813 posts)57. United Corporations of America
or better yet......United Corporations of Fascist America......
has a nice ring to it, don't you think? THE REPUBLICANS sure as hell do..........
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No. RSA encryption means, without the unique key for that individual infection, you've had it.
PSPS
May 2021
#31
Especially since Colonial didn't HAVE to turn off the tap, but since they did, prices shot up. They
FailureToCommunicate
May 2021
#49
While that is true of some crypto currencies, others are much harder to trace....
getagrip_already
May 2021
#15
hint - cyber criminals don't use bitcoin, and it wasn't china..... n/t
getagrip_already
May 2021
#35
I don't understand why President Biden is to blame for a private company being hacked!
kimbutgar
May 2021
#46
This is terrorism and I hope Biden responds appropriately, like a drone-strike on the hackers homes.
Devil Child
May 2021
#63