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New Russian malware could bring down the US power grid
Hotair ^ | 05/31/2023 | Jazz Shaw

Posted on 05/31/2023 9:07:33 PM PDT by SeekAndFind

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1 posted on 05/31/2023 9:07:33 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Program hostile AI with the proper algorithms and a foreign enemy could shut down the US in less than 15 minutes and even direct it to self destruct without firing a shot.


2 posted on 05/31/2023 9:12:55 PM PDT by allendale
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Who will bring down America’s power grid first? Joe Biden or Vladimir Putin?

A better question is: Joe Biden will bring down America's or Russia's power grid first?

3 posted on 05/31/2023 9:14:37 PM PDT by Right_Wing_Madman
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I have no information to support my speculation, but the first thing that came to mind was that someone was laying the groundwork to blame Russia when the inevitable grid collapses occur caused by the bad decisions being made by the Biden administration and many states.


4 posted on 05/31/2023 9:15:42 PM PDT by the_Watchman
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Russia, Russia, Russia...

I’m much more worried about US FedGov run Malware being used to bring down the US power grid.


5 posted on 05/31/2023 9:18:50 PM PDT by LegendHasIt
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A gas-station posing as a country

- John McCain


6 posted on 05/31/2023 9:26:27 PM PDT by PGR88
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B. S.

This Event 201 all over again.

They are telling us what they are going to do to us and who they are going to blame.


7 posted on 05/31/2023 9:28:05 PM PDT by E. Pluribus Unum (The worst thing about censorship is ████ █ ██████ ███████ ███ ██████ ██ ████████. FJB.)
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We do ourselves NO FAVOR by belittling Russia. It may be corrupt and all that but it is filled with brillant and malevolent scientists and technicians who can do us and the world in general, much harm.


8 posted on 05/31/2023 9:28:34 PM PDT by SeekAndFind
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Program hostile AI with the proper algorithms and a foreign enemy could shut down the US in less than 15 minutes and even direct it to self destruct without firing a shot.

Or, the American Deep-State could do this and then blame the Russians.
9 posted on 05/31/2023 9:31:55 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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But...the CIA learned how to make it look like their hacks come from Russia. And, the globalists just handed out satellite phones...Biden’s regime is losing control and there are now hints of blackouts etc.


10 posted on 05/31/2023 9:32:09 PM PDT by ransomnote (IN GOD WE TRUST)
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I won’t believe a damn thing this government tells me.


11 posted on 05/31/2023 9:33:27 PM PDT by dfwgator (Endut! Hoch Hech!)
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We do ourselves NO FAVOR by belittling Russia. It may be corrupt and all that but it is filled with brillant and malevolent scientists and technicians who can do us and the world in general, much harm.

And yet, the Russian laws on DEI and Woke policies are miles ahead of ours.

While we are slouching to Gomorrah, they are marching in the opposite direction.
12 posted on 05/31/2023 9:33:43 PM PDT by SoConPubbie (Trump has all the right enemies, DeSantis has all the wrong friends.)
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Yep. AI armed domestic lunatic radicals can certainly do such a thing. Slashing paint on art will seem quaint.


13 posted on 05/31/2023 9:34:53 PM PDT by allendale
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Russsia is to blame for it all! Trump! Hillary losing etc... Just wait till Russia really is to blame?


14 posted on 05/31/2023 9:38:56 PM PDT by Forward the Light Brigade ( Ride to the sound of the Guns!)
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This answers the question: “With America lost, who will save us from the scoundrels in charge?”

Throwing modern America back to the 19th Century in an instant would certainly throw the tyrants a catastrophe they could not handle.


15 posted on 05/31/2023 10:07:02 PM PDT by Gnome1949
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My guess as well.
16 posted on 05/31/2023 10:10:31 PM PDT by El Cid (Believe on the Lord Jesus Christ, and thou shalt be saved, and thy house...)
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If it could, it already would have.


17 posted on 05/31/2023 10:25:34 PM PDT by SpaceBar
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From my knowledge of US and foreign energy infrastructure...

Operational networks, those that actually are connected to the PLC’s and the like that run instruments and controls, are never connected to public networks and are unavailable to be publicly hacked.

They aŕe also “airgapped” from the corporate/business networks that run general communications, accounting, public websites, etc.

There are also a host of internal controls that prevent known ways of jumping “airgaps” such as USB’s (as was done in the Stuxnet case).

It’s not so easy to get such code to its target.


18 posted on 05/31/2023 10:27:07 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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Handing out satellite phones to members of congress won’t save the elites from the anarchy triggered by America having no electricity.

Those who can’t respond quickly to living as Americans did in the 19th Century will not survive more than a month or two.

Americans would experience a nationwide, deadly panic of Old Testament proportions leading to widespread violence and death.

If this happened in winter, millions in the northern states would freeze to death.

There would be no cavalry riding to the rescue.

Fortunately, personal firearms and ammunition are analog and not digital.


19 posted on 05/31/2023 10:27:29 PM PDT by Gnome1949
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“Who will bring down America’s power grid first? Joe Biden or Vladimir Putin?”

China. If they can get past the security, which is not easy.

I have been in numerous security briefings over the years. They are by far the most active state supported aggressor in hacking attempts vs US infrastructure.


20 posted on 05/31/2023 10:31:40 PM PDT by buwaya (Strategic imperatives )
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