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Largest fuel pipeline in the United States hit by ransomware attack

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    scrambo
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    Just filled the tank up and I'm hoping I don't have to drive anywhere more than 5 miles for the next month or so :/ From the Wired article that @ImmobileVoyager linked: Obviously I'm not privy to...

    Just filled the tank up and I'm hoping I don't have to drive anywhere more than 5 miles for the next month or so :/

    From the Wired article that @ImmobileVoyager linked:

    "These gangs figure out, here's a bunch of internet-facing devices, here are vulnerabilities that give us access to them, and here are the IP ranges of a bunch of big industrial companies," says Lee. "Cool, let's go big game hunting."

    Obviously I'm not privy to the inner workings or decision making processes of these companies. But if you control just about half of the supply of oil to the eastern seaboard, you need to be on your A game. Having unsecured public facing devices is asking for trouble. I understand there's the integration and efficiency aspect as well, but I would have expected such a keystone of daily life to be, well, a little more on the ball. Just my 2 cents as an internet armchair critic.

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    1. ImmobileVoyager
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      Very few corporations have realized that computing has moved from the fringes of cost centers to being a core profit center. is indeed the level of attention that computing gets at executive level...

      Very few corporations have realized that computing has moved from the fringes of cost centers to being a core profit center.

      be, well, a little more on the ball

      is indeed the level of attention that computing gets at executive level in brick-and-mortar companies.

      Colonial sells pipes, not softwares, right ? Wrong.

      Nowadays, every biped is an internet-facing device.

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