Cyberattack on US Oil Pipeline Infrastructure
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Terthna
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Probably China then, because that would explain the government's silence. Speaking up about it might damage their investments.
Terthna
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Assuming they don't just plan to cheat their way to victory again.
DarthOne
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True, still a 'lesser of two evils' sort of deal.
I will take hackers that realize they have bitten off more then they can chew for a thousand.
The ransomware industry is interesting, because these days it basically works on a licensee/franchise model.
Navarro
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Pinkie promises mean nothing. You don't get to do this sort of stuff and then get away scott-free with "I'm sorry, won't do it again!". Throw the book at these clowns.
The problem is that the "clowns" are at a remove from the actual crimes. Their business model is literally, "Develop ransomware software, but sell it to third parties rather than doing it ourselves."
Nope.
Robovski
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And between the shortage of supply and how we are all apparently, hoarding and 70's-esque lines at gas stations have started to appear. Americans Are Now Hoarding Gas Instead of Toilet Paper
www.dw.com
www.bbc.com
US states declare emergency over gas shortage fears – DW – 05/12/2021
Thousands of gas stations are running out of gas as panic buyers rush to fill up their vehicles. The US government has pleaded with people against hoarding, emphasizing that there is no shortage.
www.dw.com
US petrol supplies tighten after Colonial Pipeline hack
Some petrol stations run out of fuel in the US southeast as the Colonial Pipeline remains shut.
www.bbc.com
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The group that did the hack seems to have ties or at least sympathies with Russia and the former soviet union because they've refrained from attacking any organization in former Soviet republics.And between the shortage of supply and how we are all apparently, hoarding and 70's-esque lines at gas stations have started to appear. Americans Are Now Hoarding Gas Instead of Toilet Paper
US states declare emergency over gas shortage fears – DW – 05/12/2021
Thousands of gas stations are running out of gas as panic buyers rush to fill up their vehicles. The US government has pleaded with people against hoarding, emphasizing that there is no shortage.
US petrol supplies tighten after Colonial Pipeline hack
Some petrol stations run out of fuel in the US southeast as the Colonial Pipeline remains shut.
Goddamn cybercommunists. Seems like the Red Plague is now online as well.
Arch Dornan
Oh, lovely. They've sent me a mo-ron.
I take it back. The normal America's getting back is Jimmy Carter 2.0.And between the shortage of supply and how we are all apparently, hoarding and 70's-esque lines at gas stations have started to appear. Americans Are Now Hoarding Gas Instead of Toilet Paper
US states declare emergency over gas shortage fears – DW – 05/12/2021
Thousands of gas stations are running out of gas as panic buyers rush to fill up their vehicles. The US government has pleaded with people against hoarding, emphasizing that there is no shortage.
US petrol supplies tighten after Colonial Pipeline hack
Some petrol stations run out of fuel in the US southeast as the Colonial Pipeline remains shut.
No thread on this for some reason so... we all know that there was a cyberattack on Colonial Pipeline, Ransomware style and it's caused massive oil and gasoline shortages all along the US East Coast with Gas Stations running out of gasoline and oil and gasoline products having to be shipped in via rail or truck, as well as easing of environmental fuel emission regulation for vehicles.
Well, allegedly the hackers behind this ransomware attack have stated that they are apolitical and not working on behalf of any state or state affiliated group etc stating: "Our goal is to make money, and not creating problems for society."
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Much like how Ransomware Hackers vowed not to target health care and hospitals during the Pandemic... seems unlikely that their money making opportunities won't create further 'problems' for society of course.
Well, allegedly the hackers behind this ransomware attack have stated that they are apolitical and not working on behalf of any state or state affiliated group etc stating: "Our goal is to make money, and not creating problems for society."
Pipeline hackers say their aim is cash, not chaos
The ransomware gang accused of crippling the leading U.S. fuel pipeline operator said on Monday that it never meant to create havoc, an unusual statement that experts saw as a sign the cybercriminals' scheme had gone awry.
www.reuters.com
Much like how Ransomware Hackers vowed not to target health care and hospitals during the Pandemic... seems unlikely that their money making opportunities won't create further 'problems' for society of course.