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'Trojan Horse' Bug Lurking in Vital US Computers Since 2011
ABCNews ^
| Nov 6, 2014
| JACK CLOHERTY and PIERRE THOMAS
Posted on 11/06/2014 12:36:14 PM PST by driftdiver
A destructive Trojan Horse malware program has penetrated the software that runs much of the nations critical infrastructure and is poised to cause an economic catastrophe, according to the Department of Homeland Security.
National Security sources told ABC News there is evidence that the malware was inserted by hackers believed to be sponsored by the Russian government, and is a very serious threat.
The hacked software is used to control complex industrial operations like oil and gas pipelines, power transmission grids, water distribution and filtration systems, wind turbines and even some nuclear plants. Shutting down or damaging any of these vital public utilities could severely impact hundreds of thousands of Americans
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TOPICS: Computers/Internet
KEYWORDS: governmentcomputers; infrastructure; infrastructurehacked; malware; prepper; russia; russiahacking; trojanhorse
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Things that make you say hmmmmm
To: Kartographer
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:37:42 PM PST
by
driftdiver
(I could eat it raw, but why do that when I have a fire.)
To: driftdiver
Only those that depend on their Xbox or DWTS. If you are prepared no electricity is a camping vacation.
To: driftdiver
*slow clap*
I’ve not worked for government IT, but I work with several professional who have; and I can confirm that in the non-security-based portions of our government domains (i.e. NOT CIA, FBI, NSA, etc.), the security controls are severely lacking.
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:40:38 PM PST
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: Resolute Conservative
If you are prepared no electricity is a camping vacation.I'm ready. And waiting. Looking forward to it!
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:42:26 PM PST
by
dware
(3 prohibited topics in mixed company: politics, religion and operating systems...)
To: driftdiver
A simple thing like this is why modern Americans need to be able to privately take care of themselves for a few months, if the institutional systems of energy and food and water gets interrupted or damaged.
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:43:21 PM PST
by
ansel12
(The churlish behavior of Obama over the next two years is going to be spellbinding.)
To: driftdiver
If we know about it why aren’t we getting rid of it?
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:44:06 PM PST
by
dynoman
(Objectivity is the essence of intelligence. - Marylin vos Savant)
To: dynoman
Trojan horses are not simple cleaning. When they’re state-sponsored Trojans, you’ll have little luck getting rid of it in totality.
Further, MUCH of our infrastructure is running on old hardware and software. Last I read, much of our nuclear infrastructure is running on old NIX, Solaris, and even Windows 98 operating systems.
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:46:56 PM PST
by
rarestia
(It's time to water the Tree of Liberty.)
To: driftdiver
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:47:31 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: driftdiver
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:48:32 PM PST
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
To: driftdiver
All this on Obama’s watch.
Coincidence?
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:49:10 PM PST
by
SMARTY
("When you blame others, you give up your power to change." Robert Anthony)
To: rarestia
“Last I read, much of our nuclear infrastructure is running on old NIX, Solaris, and even Windows 98 operating systems.”
And if that stuff is on the internet, we almost deserve the pain we could get from it.
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:52:04 PM PST
by
DonaldC
(A nation cannot stand in the absence of religious principle.)
To: driftdiver
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:55:05 PM PST
by
hsmomx3
To: driftdiver
Why don’t they just quietly correct the problem instead of publically blabbing about it?
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:55:57 PM PST
by
bubbacluck
(America 180)
To: Resolute Conservative; dware; no-to-illegals
I'll add a quote from the article behind the following link to my previous comment.
Why you need to add solar to your emergency power backup plans By Jeffrey Yago, P.E., CEM
Backwoods Homehttp://backwoodshome.com/articles2/yago149.html
Earlier this year, the Wall Street Journal published an article summarizing a Senate hearing on the vulnerability of the electric grid. This study reviewed how a coordinated attack on only nine of the most critical sub-stations in the U.S. would cause a nation-wide blackout lasting up to 18 months. The hearing participants were strongly chastised for allowing this type of information to be made public.
[familyop: this comment was powered by solar energy.]
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:56:18 PM PST
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
To: familyop
yep ... the printing of secrets is a very profitable business.
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:57:57 PM PST
by
no-to-illegals
(Scrutinize our government and Secure the Blessing of Freedom and Justice)
To: liege
Who are they blabbing to, the Russians?
Besides, we can’t build political pressure for national preparedness and defensive measures unless we publicize threats, and this one is already in the system.
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posted on
11/06/2014 12:58:59 PM PST
by
ansel12
(The churlish behavior of Obama over the next two years is going to be spellbinding.)
To: rarestia
State-sponsored Trojans?
What does Obamacare have to do with any of this?
To: liege
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posted on
11/06/2014 1:02:56 PM PST
by
Postman
(Flies on 0re0 know s--t when they see it!)
To: liege
"Why dont they just quietly correct the problem instead of publically blabbing about it?"
Power company investors and their customers didn't want to pay for correcting the longstanding and widely known problem. If a political effort to correct the problem were to commence, many more would publicly talk about it. It would be seen and heard by all. But obviously now, such political effort has already begun, and after all to follow, the problem still won't be solved (incompetence in commercial information technology, greed, big spending, etc.).
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posted on
11/06/2014 1:03:26 PM PST
by
familyop
(We Baby Boomers are croaking in an avalanche of corruption smelled around the planet.)
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