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remedy1 (168 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 12:31 PM Original message |
Vast Spy System Loots Computers in 103 Countries |
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acmavm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 12:42 PM Response to Original message |
1. Them pesky Chinese, what will they think of next? |
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ohio2007 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 12:53 PM Response to Reply #1 |
4. thank you bill gates . they couldn't have done it without you nt |
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JudyInTheHeartland (130 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 01:27 PM Response to Reply #1 |
31. More corporate/industrial/war machine fear mongering |
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drm604 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 12:47 PM Response to Original message |
2. I read the whole article. |
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hobbit709 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 12:51 PM Response to Original message |
3. Always assume that nothing is secure. |
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glinda (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 12:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. Would not be surprised if China's Government was very involved. Any Country that |
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pretzel4gore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 01:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
6. it's a vast entity, glinda |
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notadmblnd (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 01:42 PM Response to Original message |
7. let me guess, the Promis software or a version thereof? It's been around a long time. |
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vinylsolution (807 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
8. Could be a red herring.... |
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Prisoner_Number_Six (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
9. Raise your hand if you didn't see this coming. |
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benld74 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 02:49 PM Response to Original message |
10. China is ALWAYS knocking on your door, trying to get in, believe me |
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originalpckelly (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 03:34 PM Response to Original message |
11. Why are the computers with sensitive information connected to the internet? |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 04:00 PM Response to Reply #11 |
17. The only problem with that is . . . . |
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No Elephants (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 02:28 AM Response to Reply #17 |
27. In the scheme of government spending, redundant computer systems would be a blip. |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 03:40 PM Response to Reply #27 |
34. You'd think so, right? I don't think they're going to do it until there's a crisis. |
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bemildred (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 05:37 PM Response to Reply #11 |
19. Because fear is good, and management likes cheap labor. nt |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 02:20 AM Response to Reply #11 |
26. Because the techies say no way but the big boss says yes. nt |
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bushmeister0 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 03:36 PM Response to Original message |
12. This part is really scary. |
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rcrush (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 03:38 PM Response to Original message |
13. The Dalai Lama uses computers? |
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FailureToCommunicate (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 10:12 PM Response to Reply #13 |
20. Yah, wasn't he part of the "Think different" ads? |
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bluesmail (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
14. I've heard that if you have satellite tv it can reverse the view and audio |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 03:55 PM Response to Reply #14 |
16. I know that they could remotely turn on a cellphone's microphone |
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KT2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 03:54 AM Response to Reply #14 |
32. Good to know! |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 03:45 PM Response to Original message |
15. 80-90 percent of the hits I get on my firewall are from China. I like that! |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 02:16 AM Response to Reply #15 |
24. I've seen the same thing for the past ten years. nt |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-28-09 05:00 PM Response to Original message |
18. The attack could have come from anywhere, though. |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 12:23 AM Response to Reply #18 |
21. It could be, but sometimes things are as simple as they look. |
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christx30 (774 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 01:31 AM Response to Reply #21 |
22. Well, |
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sudopod (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 02:06 AM Response to Reply #21 |
23. But then you'd figure they'd be sneaky and route it through Israel or Russia |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 01:17 PM Response to Reply #23 |
30. As far as I could tell, they did try. |
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wroberts189 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 02:18 AM Response to Original message |
25. I would proprose that it quite probable China has an Army of hackers working 24/7 nt |
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caseymoz (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 03:38 PM Response to Reply #25 |
33. I think their cadets practice on the rest of us. |
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unc70 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 03:24 AM Response to Original message |
28. Such attacks are everywhere, newsworthy because of high-value targets |
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RUMMYisFROSTED (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sun Mar-29-09 10:57 AM Response to Original message |
29. I suspect that every "advanced" country in the world does this. |
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Blue_Tires (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Mon Mar-30-09 03:44 PM Response to Original message |
35. i also posted it in editorial |
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