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Massive Utah cyberattacks — up to 300 million per day — may be aimed at NSA facility
http://www.sltrib.com/news/2135491-155/massive-utah-cyber-attacks-may-be ^
| First Published Feb 03 2015 10:57AM • Last Updated Feb 03 2015 10:56 pm
| LEE DAVIDSON
Posted on 02/07/2015 9:23:30 PM PST by BenLurkin
Five years ago, Utah government computer systems faced 25,000 to 30,000 attempted cyberattacks every day.
At the time, Utah Public Safety Commissioner Keith Squires thought that was massive. "But this last year we have had spikes of over 300 million attacks against the state databases" each day: a 10,000-fold increase.
Why? Squires says it is probably because Utah is home to the new, secretive National Security Agency computer center, and hackers believe they can somehow get to it through state computer systems.
"I really do believe it was all the attention drawn to the NSA facility. In the cyberworld, that's a big deal," Squires told a legislative budget committee Tuesday. "I watched as those increases jumped so much over the last few years. And talking to counterparts in other states, they weren't seeing that amount of increase like we were."
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat
KEYWORDS: 2014; 201412; botnet; cyberattacks; cyberwar; cyberwarfare; keithsquires; nsa; nsafacility; utah
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posted on
02/07/2015 9:23:30 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
“Build it and they will come”. LMAO
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posted on
02/07/2015 9:44:51 PM PST
by
printhead
(Standard & Poor - Poor is the new standard.)
To: BenLurkin
Maybe its the world's biggest honeypot.
The real national data vacuum cleaner is located in a place no one will ever think to ping.
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posted on
02/07/2015 9:49:38 PM PST
by
Steely Tom
(Vote GOP for A Slower Handbasket)
To: BenLurkin
To: BenLurkin
300 million per day. All that data’s in China now. Or the Google cube.
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posted on
02/07/2015 10:10:33 PM PST
by
bluejean
(The lunatics are running the asylum)
To: bluejean
All that datas in China now. Or the Google cube.
I Googled something about 15 minutes ago and Google wished me a Happy birthday tomorrow. Tomorrow is my birth day.
Scary.
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posted on
02/07/2015 10:24:15 PM PST
by
laplata
( Liberals/Progressives have diseased minds.)
To: BenLurkin
Attempting to give a cr@p in 5 seconds...4 seconds...3 seconds...2 seconds...1 second
attempt to give a cr@p failed.
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posted on
02/07/2015 10:32:24 PM PST
by
867V309
(Boehner is the new Pelosi)
To: BenLurkin
Massive Utah cyberattacks up to 300 million per day
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posted on
02/07/2015 10:45:57 PM PST
by
TigersEye
(ISIS is the tip of the spear. The spear is Islam.)
To: BenLurkin
Why would anyone think that they could get to the NSA computers through the State of Utah computer network?
Thats just stupid.
What possible reason would the NSA have for connecting to Utahs computer network? The states are pretty notorious for neglecting cyber security.
Not to mention what would be the added value for connecting to an individual states computer network?
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posted on
02/07/2015 10:54:41 PM PST
by
Pontiac
(The welfare state must fail because it is contrary to human nature and diminishes the human spirit.)
To: hiredhand
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:41:17 AM PST
by
Squantos
( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
To: hiredhand
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posted on
02/08/2015 4:41:19 AM PST
by
Squantos
( Be polite, be professional, but have a plan to kill everyone you meet ...)
To: Pontiac
Why would anyone think that they could get to the NSA computers through the State of Utah computer network? That's what I was thinking. For that matter, what does geographic proximity have to do with breaking into NSA? It's not like a bank heist in a movie where the burglars tunnel into the vault from the pizza parlor next-door to the bank.
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posted on
02/08/2015 5:21:15 AM PST
by
Flick Lives
("I can't believe it's not Fascism!")
To: BenLurkin
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posted on
06/11/2015 7:36:24 PM PDT
by
piasa
(Attitude adjustments offered here free of charge)
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