Colonial Pipeline restarting operations

[57stratdawg]

Probably take a few days to get back up to capacity.

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[Shmuley]

CORRECTION: The pipeline asshats DID PAY a RANSOM in cryptocurrency according to latest reports.

 

[The Fatboy]

Inquiring minds want to know

 

[RocketDawg]

Wouldn't think paying the terrorists a penny would be advisable.

 

[Mobile Bay]

Is this bad for bitcoin?

 

[dorndawg]

Wouldn't think paying the terrorists a penny would be advisable.

Nobody really broadcasts it, but that's often the only way to get data back. Happens to cities and other large orgs more than you think. Some early reports sounding like it may not have been the case here.

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

I predict in the long run, it will be very bad for Bitcoin.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

There are ways to make backups immutable and thus immune. They are getting some traction these days as people are SLOWLY learning the whole ounce of prevention lesson.

 

[Mobile Bay]

There are ways to make backups immutable and thus immune. They are getting some traction these days as people are SLOWLY learning the whole ounce of prevention lesson.

Yeah like put the data on an external drive and then unplug it.

 

[PineGroveBully]

I just hope this wasn’t a dry run before trying to take out the eastern electrical grid. Look at the chaos these 3-4 when there wouldn’t even be a shortage if folks wouldn’t be dubmass’s thinking they hafta fill every tank to the top.

Hopefully they never watched A Good Day to Die Hard

 

[thatsbaseball]

Got to come your way tomorrow. Any gas available up there ?

 

[Slippery Pete]

I like Jesse Kelly's suggestion:
"Successful nations do not negotiate with these people. They send dangerous men to wait for them in the dark. As an example to others..."

 

[57stratdawg]

Bloomberg say they paid.

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[fishwater99]

Yeah like put the data on an external drive and then unplug it.

We use tape backups still, just bought the latest and greatest from Dell.
Store one on a safe and one off-site.

 

[Cooterpoot]

Colonial hires a lot of OM engineers.

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

Colonial hires a lot of OM engineers.

What is an OM engineer?

 

[PineGroveBully]

Overachiever

 

[RocketDawg]

Just guessing - maybe Operations & Maintenance Engineer?

 

[Dawgbite]

What is an OM engineer?

Sanitation!

 

[ababyatemydingo]

I predict in the long run, it will be very bad for Bitcoin.

The FBI can trace Bitcoin now. They've been able to do that for a couple of years. The ransoms are now being mostly demanded in Monero. They can't trace it yet. This comes from a FBI cyber crimes task force member I know, that works out of the Jackson office

 

[Mobile Bay]

CORRECTION: The pipeline asshats DID PAY a RANSOM in cryptocurrency according to latest reports.

What does this mean for Dogecoin?

 

[karlchilders.sixpack]

Yeah, but, even then,

I expect congress to get involved, and set some regulations.

Like the Banks have, such as know your customer.