Posted on 02/09/2024 4:09:10 AM PST by MtnClimber
What if Chinese hackers successfully disrupted the entire SNAP network?
FBI Director Christopher Wray recently warned America about a possible Chinese cyberattack on our electric grid, transportation centers, and energy facilities that would almost destroy our economy. The impact of such an attack is hardly hypothetical -- countless schools, hospitals and private firms have been hit with such attacks and millions in ransom has been paid to hackers.
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In 2020, 27% of SNAP recipients were Black.
Like all government programs, it occasionally stumbles. For example, recipients in Georgia recently had their payments delayed due to administrative glitches. Severe weather can also disrupt the transfer of funds as was recently illustrated in several Nebraska counties that lost power due to storms and tornadoes. In both instances, however, the federal government facilitated a quick recovery, and the problems were solved.
But what if Chinese hackers successfully disrupted the entire SNAP network? In an instant millions of Americans across the entire country, all lined up with shopping carts overflowing with food for the next week or two were told, “Sorry, your EBT card failed to work.
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Faced with starvation, mass looting and violence are likely, particularly in cities like Baltimore, Detroit, Chicago, Newark, N.J., and dozens more that already experienced these disorders. Word will quickly spread to fellow other shoppers that their EBT cards don’t work, and the mayhem will commence. Some just leave the store without paying, groceries in hand. Others will quickly return to “shopping” to stock up before the shelves go bare. Store “security” will be helpless to stop this stampede and calling the police is futile -- no cops will arrest dozens of shoppers fleeing with “free” merchandise.
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Ping to your prediction
I seem to remember this exact scenario happening around New Orleans and Walmart was stampeded.
Was gonna post that, but ya beat me to it.
I am trying to recall his graph that illustrated where NOT to be if the SHTF.
IIRC, it had x, y and Z axes.
I’m apparently incapable of posting the image, so you get a link. :-(
I’m apparently incapable of posting the image, so you get a link. :-(
Years ago when food stamps were the method of payment, neighborhood party stores in Detroit would offer cash for the stamps for pennies on the dollar so the stamp recipients could use the cash to buy whatever.
Everyone is afraid of a more conventional war with China, but their ability to bring us down without firing a shot, is what we should really fear.
Sounds like a good time to buy more ammo.
Sounds awesome, let’s go! 🤩
Thanks ;-)
Where I live it’s 50% of cash value. People used to shop them around quite often. Not so much anymore.
I seem to remember a Dilbert plotline where they found a primitive tribe living in the office and existing on leftover meeting food.
Sounds like good advice and a good course of action.
In other words:
We here at the FBI have a lot of nefarious plans to disrupt the election in our effort to STOP TRUMP, we will be placing the blame on chinese hackers even though they WORK FOR US.
A country boy can survive.
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