B1ackwater
2020-12-22 04:56:38 UTC
On Mon, 21 Dec 2020 15:26:37 -0000 (UTC), John McCue
Have NO idea why. Maybe Russia/China are
buying through proxies to prop it up ? It would
be in their interests ... probably have insiders
there already who can poison any successor
utilities.
(though for some reason the US Govt and tons of
big companies are absolutely, now perhaps fatally,
clueless).
My version of VirtualBox is seriously out of date, so I think
I'm in the clear. Waiting to see if KVM was compromised ...
In any case, the hackers gained BROAD access to many
of our basic infrastructure companies/products. They had
this access for a LONG time - now suggested to be over
a YEAR.
Trump, whether you like him or not, is an aggressive
president and will counterpunch. Biden however ....
all the evil actors need do is wait until Biden is sworn
in and then leverage all they've learned to launch a
HUGE cyberattack. Biden, being a marshmallow, will
be unlikely to respond in any serious fashion.
So ... I suggest getting a large amount of cash before
Jan 21st .....
Dilberts pointy-haired boss. If it's even remotely
complicated, expect them to BLOW IT in the worst
possible ways.
Oh well ... back to DOS and bulletin-board systems ?
No more online commerce or banking ? Sounds extreme,
but, when you take the devolution of such things into
account MAYbe it's the more safe/sensible thing ???
Paper instruments are harder to hack from Romania.
The modern internet makes lots of stuff EASY - and
that means EASY for every bad actor in the world too.
The aggressors always have the advantage, everybody
else has to guess what they'll be up to next - and by the
time they know it's too late. These are the hard cold facts
of reality. Sticking our fingers in our ears and singing
LaLaLa does not change a thing. The net-o-verse as
we know it simply CANNOT be secured. The more we
depend on it, the more damage the bad guys can do.
-- groups trimmed to just comp.os.linux.misc
have eaten over this :) Such a large faux pas I expect
SolarWinds to go bankrupt.
Weirdly, it's stock price went UP a bit yesterday.NOW - Microsoft says there was a SECOND "backdoor"
in SolarWinds, likely installed by an entirely different entity
than the one first found. This one apparently, apparently,
may have had less security access - but still ........
No kidding, I gained maybe 10 pounds with all the popcorn Iin SolarWinds, likely installed by an entirely different entity
than the one first found. This one apparently, apparently,
may have had less security access - but still ........
have eaten over this :) Such a large faux pas I expect
SolarWinds to go bankrupt.
Have NO idea why. Maybe Russia/China are
buying through proxies to prop it up ? It would
be in their interests ... probably have insiders
there already who can poison any successor
utilities.
This link has a collection of articles and I have yet to get
to them.
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-solarwinds-hack-roundup/
From all I have been reading, seems the major impact was to
Microsoft Systems, and maybe Azure/AWS/Google/Godaddy and
possibility Oracle Virtual Box (Jury still out on this).
We expect MS products to be wide open to hacksto them.
https://www.wired.com/story/russia-solarwinds-hack-roundup/
From all I have been reading, seems the major impact was to
Microsoft Systems, and maybe Azure/AWS/Google/Godaddy and
possibility Oracle Virtual Box (Jury still out on this).
(though for some reason the US Govt and tons of
big companies are absolutely, now perhaps fatally,
clueless).
My version of VirtualBox is seriously out of date, so I think
I'm in the clear. Waiting to see if KVM was compromised ...
In any case, the hackers gained BROAD access to many
of our basic infrastructure companies/products. They had
this access for a LONG time - now suggested to be over
a YEAR.
Trump, whether you like him or not, is an aggressive
president and will counterpunch. Biden however ....
all the evil actors need do is wait until Biden is sworn
in and then leverage all they've learned to launch a
HUGE cyberattack. Biden, being a marshmallow, will
be unlikely to respond in any serious fashion.
So ... I suggest getting a large amount of cash before
Jan 21st .....
<snip>
fear the US Gov will pass yet another ridiculously large
bill in line with the Patriot Act causing even more harm.
Govt, and not just the US govt, often reminds me ofThe old geeks should charge triple when they're suddenly
called back to keep a closer eye on things and narrow down
the scope of possible damage ....... :-)
Yes, will be interesting on what the fallout will be, but Icalled back to keep a closer eye on things and narrow down
the scope of possible damage ....... :-)
fear the US Gov will pass yet another ridiculously large
bill in line with the Patriot Act causing even more harm.
Dilberts pointy-haired boss. If it's even remotely
complicated, expect them to BLOW IT in the worst
possible ways.
Oh well ... back to DOS and bulletin-board systems ?
No more online commerce or banking ? Sounds extreme,
but, when you take the devolution of such things into
account MAYbe it's the more safe/sensible thing ???
Paper instruments are harder to hack from Romania.
The modern internet makes lots of stuff EASY - and
that means EASY for every bad actor in the world too.
The aggressors always have the advantage, everybody
else has to guess what they'll be up to next - and by the
time they know it's too late. These are the hard cold facts
of reality. Sticking our fingers in our ears and singing
LaLaLa does not change a thing. The net-o-verse as
we know it simply CANNOT be secured. The more we
depend on it, the more damage the bad guys can do.