Anonymous
Post 06/08/2021 11:53     Subject: East coast gas shortage
Anonymous wrote:

So basically, the Koch owned pipeline has underinvested in both manpower and technology, paid a Russian hacker an extortion, without consulting the US government and still, its system has no human redundancies and is powered by Windows95.


Oh good. Glad to know our critical infrastructure is in good hands.

Anonymous
Post 06/08/2021 11:43     Subject: East coast gas shortage


So basically, the Koch owned pipeline has underinvested in both manpower and technology, paid a Russian hacker an extortion, without consulting the US government and still, its system has no human redundancies and is powered by Windows95.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2021 08:03     Subject: Re:East coast gas shortage
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:USA! USA!

US investigators have recovered millions of dollars in cryptocurrency paid in ransom to hackers whose attack prompted the shutdown of the key East Coast pipeline last month

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/politics/colonial-pipeline-ransomware-recovered/index.html


This is what happens when we put the smack down on Russia.

Trump would have just let them keep the money.


Half the internet is down this morning. Some smack down.


Problem fixed. https://www.reuters.com/business/media-telecom/finiancial-times-new-york-times-bloomberg-news-websites-down-2021-06-08/
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2021 06:40     Subject: Re:East coast gas shortage
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:USA! USA!

US investigators have recovered millions of dollars in cryptocurrency paid in ransom to hackers whose attack prompted the shutdown of the key East Coast pipeline last month

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/politics/colonial-pipeline-ransomware-recovered/index.html


This is what happens when we put the smack down on Russia.

Trump would have just let them keep the money.


Half the internet is down this morning. Some smack down.
Anonymous
Post 06/08/2021 06:22     Subject: Re:East coast gas shortage
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:USA! USA!

US investigators have recovered millions of dollars in cryptocurrency paid in ransom to hackers whose attack prompted the shutdown of the key East Coast pipeline last month

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/politics/colonial-pipeline-ransomware-recovered/index.html

Do we have a working quantum computer someplace? Hope so, that'd be awesome!


It was much simpler. The bitcoin account was held in the US.


Those dastardly Russians...
Anonymous
Post 06/07/2021 21:34     Subject: Re:East coast gas shortage
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:USA! USA!

US investigators have recovered millions of dollars in cryptocurrency paid in ransom to hackers whose attack prompted the shutdown of the key East Coast pipeline last month

https://www.cnn.com/2021/06/07/politics/colonial-pipeline-ransomware-recovered/index.html


This is what happens when we put the smack down on Russia.

Trump would have just let them keep the money.


Booyah. I hope the team that hit them back is getting well staffed, resourced and funded.