Posted on 03/30/2022 10:32:58 AM PDT by blam
Russian hackers have been scanning the systems of energy companies and other critical infrastructure in the United States, and state-sponsored hacking by Russia presents a “current” threat to American national security, a top FBI official told lawmakers on Tuesday.
“The threat from Russia in a criminal sense, in the nation state sense, is very, very real – and current,” said Bryan Vorndran, an assistant director in the FBI’s cyber division, during a hearing before a U.S. House of Representatives panel.
In the weeks since Russia’s unprovoked attack against Ukraine, the White House and the Justice Department have been warning U.S. companies about intelligence suggesting that Russia has been taking early steps toward possibly launching cyberattacks.
Vorndran told lawmakers that “instances of Russian scanning” networks in the U.S. energy sector have increased recently, and he said such activity represents a “reconnaissance phase” by Russia to try and understand a company’s defenses and whether it has vulnerabilities that could be exploited.
“It’s an extremely important part of the overall attacks,” he noted, adding later in his testimony that Russia represents “one of the two most capable cyber adversaries we face globally,” and is “a formidable foe.”
Last year, well before Russia’s attack on Ukraine, U.S. President Joe Biden openly warned Russian President Vladimir Putin that certain critical infrastructure should be “off-limits” to cyberattacks.
That warning applied to 16 different kinds of infrastructure – an apparent reference to the 16 sectors designated as critical by the U.S. Homeland Security Department, including telecommunications, healthcare, food and energy.
Since that time Vorndran told lawmakers he was aware of software companies, among others who have been targeted with attacks.
“There are compromises against some of those 16 critical infrastructure sectors,” he said. “I can’t speak specifically to which ones.”
At worst, this helps the Bidenistas in our transition to ‘sustainable’ energy.
Was this part of the list Biden told Putin he’s allowed to hack?
Seriously, this after announcing they trashed a laptop? Seriously?
More likely Chinese doing the hacking
“Russian hackers have been scanning the systems of energy companies and other critical infrastructure in the United States, and state-sponsored hacking by Russia presents a “current” threat to American national security, a top FBI official told lawmakers on Tuesday.”
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Russia, Russia, Russia! Most likely the CIA/WEF/globalists have a planned hack to make it look like the Russians and the FBI is setting it up. Then the USA will have an excuse to enter the war, just like the fake WMDs in Iraq.
Given the criminal actions of the feebs over the past twenty years I wouldn't be surprised if the feebs themselves are doing the hacking.
The FBI says a lot of crap that isn’t true. Why on earth would ANYBODY believe this?
Critical systems in the USA should not be accessible via the World Wide Web.
If they collapse the power grid, will I still be billed?
I don’t believe anything put out by the feds or media. Especially since Russia did not hack the DNC, and we all know it, but the Feebs tried to set up a sitting President. Those are facts.
I do believe false flag attackes are extremely effective when you already have the media on your side. So I expect it. Here and abroad. And I won’t belie a GD thing the feds or media put out on it.
Critical software should be designed to be robust.
Critical software should then be tested and verified to be robust.
We should not have the slightest worry about the security of a critical system.
All programmers who work on critical systems should have passed TS/SCI level type background checks and should be monitored financially on a continuous basis.
This.
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“hack the DNC”
Any organization that takes in money and does not give a traceable subsequent service or product back to the payer is especially prone to getting hacked.
My neighbor’s youngest daughter works in health care. Her organization’s system was held to a $350,000 ransom just days ago.
Patients were asked to bring in their medications to reduce errors.
FK FIB
I’m using a library’s PC.
My own Windows PC is unreliable and is update crazed.
How many billions has Congress allocated to hardening and protecting the energy grid, and we’re still hugely vulnerable? Not being an IT guy, I wonder if that can even be done...
Exactly - maybe the truth is:
"...Russian Hackers Scanning U.S. Energy Systems and Pose ‘Current’ Threat"
Or maybe the truth is:
FBI Hackers Scanning U.S. Energy Systems and Pose ‘Current’ Threat
With that bunch, there's no way to know...
;>)
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