A group of 20-somethings with names like "Big Balls" gain unauthorized access to your servers, delete data, take your website down, and now you can't serve your customers and your organization goes belly up unless you pay money to a mafia boss.
Sounds a lot like ransomware, doesn't it? When your government starts imitating ransomware playbooks, it's a four-alarm fire. At least in theory one can negotiate with ransomware actors.
@briankrebs I know this definitely has to be affecting tax morale. So many of us are lectured about not falling for scams, and to make sure you know where your money is going when you send money to others. How many of us have been victim blamed when we got scammed?
US Treausry is compromised as far as I'm concerned. No one can trust that thier federal income tax is going where it's supposed to. How does anyone know that they won't get told to pay thier taxes a second time?.... months after they paid taxes the first time.
All the kinds of questions that we can't ask, and that also arent going to be answered
and if we don't actually have a government, why should we pay taxes at all? Or follow any other federal laws? The whole thing simply breaks down, which is their real intent.
@darwinwoodka yeah, this is exactly the kind of thought process I have right now.
I know I suffered low morale in previous years (during Trump's first presidential term). I kinda held my nose and did it. (besides, I wanted to pay my state taxes)
But this time.... with "the DOGE brothers" and the kinds of people that suddenly have access our financials and personal info? Umm..... this seems like Gangland shit to me.
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