Hacked US government networks will need to be burned 'down to the ground'

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#280519 19-Dec-2020 21:47

Found this to be an interesting if not sobering read. I would say they are pretty well embedded and would have access to just about anything they want.

https://www.stuff.co.nz/world/americas/300188768/hacked-us-government-networks-will-need-to-be-burned-down-to-the-ground

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#2624510 19-Dec-2020 22:45

Wow that's scary.

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#2624511 19-Dec-2020 22:52

isn't it too late? everything has been copied by now

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#2624514 19-Dec-2020 23:11

A tough one. And a very sobering thought indeed.

If this stuff has access to a network then some way or another there is a potential for a security breach.... regardless of encryption / firewalls and layers to pass through. If you also have people on the ground on the inside then the tasks become even easier.

I'm not surprised things like this are happening. Security has come a long way... from the late 90's early 2000s when anyone could pretty easily break into everything. But just as new ideas are dreamed up to keep hackers out, there are new ideas to break in. Its been happening for a long time, always has and always will.

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#2624521 20-Dec-2020 06:48

They should have got Huawei to secure their networks!

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#2624750 21-Dec-2020 07:12

Does anyone imagine that the US does not do the same?

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#2624751 21-Dec-2020 07:27

jpoc:

Does anyone imagine that the US does not do the same?

No imagination necessary.

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#2624808 21-Dec-2020 09:32

jpoc:

Does anyone imagine that the US does not do the same?

Game of the Ages,

But why bother hacking your way in... go the next step and start up and run a front Crypto company for 50 years.....

https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-uss-cia-and-germanys-bnd-spied-on-world-leaders/a-52358527

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#2624817 21-Dec-2020 09:49

coffeebaron: They should have got Huawei to secure their networks!

it probably went like this

daily president briefing - sir, we have intel that russia is hacking. huawei said -

interrupted - don't want to hear it. what's my ratings? share market?

next day/week/month/year- daily president brief - sir you must really hear about russia hacking. huawei says -

- interrupt - don't want to hear it. how's my ratings? how's the share market?

sir, you must

- interrupt - you're fired. next.

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#2624824 21-Dec-2020 10:06

Batman:

coffeebaron: They should have got Huawei to secure their networks!

it probably went like this

daily president briefing - sir, we have intel that russia is hacking. huawei said -

interrupted - don't want to hear it. what's my ratings? share market?

next day/week/month/year- daily president brief - sir you must really hear about russia hacking. huawei says -

- interrupt - don't want to hear it. how's my ratings? how's the share market?

sir, you must

- interrupt - you're fired. next.

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