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Born at the Crest of the Empire

Saturday, January 19, 2008

It's not terrorists, it's organized crime

Important to note, "outside the US," in this vague warning/report.
Hackers literally turned out the lights in multiple cities after breaking into electrical utilities and demanding extortion payments before disrupting the power, a senior CIA analyst told utility engineers at a trade conference.

You figure this is likely targeting smaller countries without the resources to stop or catch them, but as an "it can be done" test case, it's interesting.

4 Comments:

  • Sounds like they were taking notes during Live Free or Die Hard.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 10:29 AM  

  • Haven't seen it, but it does sound like a bit of a movie plot.

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 1:43 PM  

  • For a mindless popcorn movie, check it out. This is pretty much the plot. Except it's more grandiose.

    By Anonymous Anonymous, at 9:48 PM  

  • As long as I go in with my expectations low.....

    By Blogger mikevotes, at 10:34 PM  

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