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[Amperzand]

Another means of shooting down ballistic nmissiles is laser weaponry. They aren't really good enough yet, but it's getting closer to feasible.

[BorkBorkGoesTheCode]

The foxes guard the henhouse.

[Guardian G.I.]

According to CNN, American computers apparently use RobCo software. No wonder they were so vulnerable to Russian hackers!



The video in question has since been deleted from CNN's website.

[scriver]

Well, it's certainly embarrassing for them that they used images from a game for stock footage, but their shame is our lulsy gain. But did it have any relevance to the reportage, though, or was it just taken because they needed "matrixy pictures" to show while they spoke?

[Rolan7]

That's hilarious!  But yeah I don't see why it'd be a big problem.  I guess they're supposed to create or license their matrixy nonsense instead of using unattributed game footage. 

[Sergarr]

So.... remember that "Vermont electrical grid computer hacking" story?

False-fucking-alarm!

As federal officials investigate suspicious Internet activity found last week on a Vermont utility computer, they are finding evidence that the incident is not linked to any Russian government effort to target or hack the utility, according to experts and officials close to the investigation.

An employee at Burlington Electric Department was checking his Yahoo email account Friday and triggered an alert indicating that his computer had connected to a suspicious IP address associated by authorities with the Russian hacking operation that infiltrated the Democratic Party. Officials told the company that traffic with this particular address is found elsewhere in the country and is not unique to Burlington Electric, suggesting the company wasn’t being targeted by the Russians. Indeed, officials say it is possible that the traffic is benign, since this particular IP address is not always connected to malicious activity.

Somebody has checked his mail and has apparently accessed an IP that was in some blacklist. No actual malicious programs, no hacking, no anything else. Well, there was apparently some malware on the laptop, but it was, hilariously enough, not actually Russian in origin!

I wonder, what the company officials have meant when they've said that, citation, "the malware is the same as the code used in malicious cyber activity that the US government has blamed on Russian hackers attempting to influence November's election", hmmm?

[MetalSlimeHunt]

Goddamn time-traveling Russian hackers.

[LoSboccacc]

Goddamn time-traveling Russian hackers.

but the 17 agencies!

[Wolfhunter107]

Goddamn time-traveling Russian hackers.

but the 17 agencies!

Call me back when you have an actual argument.

[TempAcc]

Grasping at interdimensional time travelling russian super mutant hacker straws.

[smjjames]

So.... remember that "Vermont electrical grid computer hacking" story?

False-fucking-alarm!

As federal officials investigate suspicious Internet activity found last week on a Vermont utility computer, they are finding evidence that the incident is not linked to any Russian government effort to target or hack the utility, according to experts and officials close to the investigation.

An employee at Burlington Electric Department was checking his Yahoo email account Friday and triggered an alert indicating that his computer had connected to a suspicious IP address associated by authorities with the Russian hacking operation that infiltrated the Democratic Party. Officials told the company that traffic with this particular address is found elsewhere in the country and is not unique to Burlington Electric, suggesting the company wasn’t being targeted by the Russians. Indeed, officials say it is possible that the traffic is benign, since this particular IP address is not always connected to malicious activity.

Somebody has checked his mail and has apparently accessed an IP that was in some blacklist. No actual malicious programs, no hacking, no anything else. Well, there was apparently some malware on the laptop, but it was, hilariously enough, not actually Russian in origin!

It sounds a heck of a lot like an antivirus/anti-spyware popping up an alert for something that isn't actually problematic. I've had webroot trigger a few times for a Russian news site, I think it was Moscow Times or something.

Basically, the person panicked and then everybody panicked and jumped to conclusions. I'm gonna take a guess and say that the employee here is the CEO or one of the top people.

I wonder, what the company officials have meant when they've said that, citation, "the malware is the same as the code used in malicious cyber activity that the US government has blamed on Russian hackers attempting to influence November's election", hmmm?

Depends on which code or which bit of code. Could have been talking out of their butt too though. Either way, the company has some major egg on their face, the intel agencies too for joining the 'jumping to conclusions' bandwagon.

[LoSboccacc]

Goddamn time-traveling Russian hackers.

but the 17 agencies!

Call me back when you have an actual argument.

Argumented for days in this thread how the russian hacker thing was completely bollocks but general sentiment was fingers-in-ears-singing-lalala, now I'm just happy with a told ta so, no much more argumenting necessary it seems at this point

[smjjames]

Goddamn time-traveling Russian hackers.

but the 17 agencies!

Call me back when you have an actual argument.

Argumented for days in this thread how the russian hacker thing was completely bollocks but general sentiment was fingers-in-ears-singing-lalala, now I'm just happy with a told ta so, no much more argumenting necessary it seems at this point

Are you talking about the Vermont utility company one or the election one?

I was actually a bit skeptical at the Vermont one, seemed like they were basing the claim on very little information and need to investigate further.

[Rolan7]

@LoSboccacc
...But this is the recent utility company thing, right?  Nothing to do with the prior email hack, the one those agencies confirmed?  Unless I misunderstood.

Ninja'd, and yeah I was skeptical about this too (not enough to say anything either way, just waited).

[Rockphed]

Oddly enough, I heard that the Russian Hack of a Vermont Power Utility was fake news before I actually heard the story.  That was last week some time.

On the other hand, and relevant to this thread, republicans seem incapable of learning from democrat mistakes.  They are in the process of gutting oversight and going whole hog with whatever strikes their fancy.  Our republic is doomed.