Really scary stuff.
Pay attention. @ThomHartmann sure is:
"Cyberwar is sort of the opposite of neutron bombs. Instead of killing the people, it takes out the infrastructure with the goal being to disrupt society so severely as to bring down governments (the ultimate goal of most warfare)."
https://hartmannreport.com/p/could-russia-win-a-war-against-america
Seems like a concept of a plan.
It defintely looks like that is what has occured over decades of blackmail and corruption, especially in NY.
Agree.
Elon talks about how the world is really just a simulation, we're NPCs to manipulate and destroy at will. So the bottom line is, what's best for Elon according to his inner narrative? Including the fact he sees Putin as a real player.
Nor sure exactly what Elon thinks is best for Elon, but I do know there are zero guardrails on that crazy train, and human life means nothing to him.
@lakelady @GottaLaff Amen. When this is all over, every single government computer and electronic file should be considered compromised; either infected with malware, distributed to bad actors, or both. It'll all need to be replaced and rebuilt from scratch.
And every American has now had their identity compromised. Should be free credit locking/monitoring for life.
Gonna be expensive.
Is extortion by denial of service necessary when you can manipulate the systems via back doors installed that constantly siphon off information?
For more than a decade, an informal interagency group known as Team Telecom reviewed and monitored submarine data cables landing in the US, as well as applications to build or sell the same. In 45's term, it was formalized as "The Committee for the Assessment of Foreign Participation in the United States Telecommunications Services Sector." It is controlled and advised by members of the cabinet.
Despite Starlink being in the headlines, ...
@GottaLaff @ThomHartmann
...nearly all international telecoms is handled by these cables. Reporting on developments in this infrastructure is next to nonexistent in the popular press (there was one Twitter account t that tracked it).
The US was once protected by a Great Moat, plus two more or less uninhabited terrestrial neighbors.With the dawn of the current century, that ceased to be the case. Anyone watching the least bit closely understood it was no longer necessary...
... to launch a flotilla to besiege America - it could now be done from the comfort of an internet cafe in Khartoum.
Now, the people responsible for watching these cases and responding to threats are playing for the opposition.
Worse, over the same period, the US has consolidated its IT infrastructure onto three or four so-called "clouds." Rather than having to subdue thousands of diverse targets, the enemy ...
...now must only target three. Go all the way back to 1989 and the Morris worm - those of who know, knew then that this consolidation was dangerous for a host of reasons, with monocultures being near the top of the list.
I've written waaaaaay too much - esp since it's on someone else's thread. Suffice it to say that the only reason the Kremlin hasn't pulled the pin on this grenade is because they believe it is unnecessary - why destroy what will soon be yours?
Well they sure could do a lot of damage, and they are practicing on small scale lately, also with sabotaging (underseas) infrastructure... in Europe...
And Trump is opening all the windows for them already, the guy is a genuine Trojan horse...
@GottaLaff Probably coming on the eve of ”peace negociations” with Putin.
The friendlier you act towards the bear, the harder it hits you.
"Today everything from our water/power/sewer #utilities to our #cellular telephone systems... to our #nuclear weaponry and #military services runs on #digital ones & zeros that flow through #cyberspace...
With no power, no telecommunications, & no water, #American cities would descend into #chaos in days...
And #Trump & #Hegseth just eliminated most of our defenses against #Russia doing this to us."
https://hartmannreport.com/p/could-russia-win-a-war-against-america
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