It's as suspicious as a traffic accident occurring while the gov't is pushing new traffic laws.
The US Gov't has a huge amount of internet "real estate". The attack surface is massive, and the attempts are constant. In the weeks this executive order has been wending its way through the pipes, it's not surprising that this occurred. The fact that it's been reported so widely is a little ...smelly... but it's a pretty common occurrance.
IMO, this:
there was an attempted hack but said that it affected an unclassified network, was “isolated” and that there was no evidence that any data had been stolen
means the attack was not some super-sophisticated attempt to get at classified networks, probably more a "USA teh suk, Chinaz #1!!!" kinda thing.
Not quite. Many american aren't ashamed of the US Gov't, at least not for the right reasons.
Too many are caught up in the "Democrats want to raise taxes, take away guns and sell the country to terrorists/Republicans want to carpet bomb Iran and outlaw abortion" spectacle, and it's deliberate. People are fighting a fake "culture war". Because after an election, the party changes(at most), but the US Gov't, by and large, does not. The two-party system and the artificial culture war are propagating a sprawling and overbearing government, distracting voters with a vitriolic and nonsensical fight being "waged" by two sides of the same coin.
IMO, this comment shouldn't be flagged. It's wrong, but not offensive.
I realize the "report" thing is a community driven function, hence, to the community, we should not use it as a "You're wrong" button.
Now to the substance:
Then again, Mr Dotcom (aka Kim the pig) was pretty cavalier about the law himself.
You ad hom demonstrates your hysterics here are furthering an agenda without factual support.
As a side note, this has nothing to do with going after Megaupload, and only about tracing down the people in question after the fact, from what I read.
Ah, well, that makes breaking the law ok then. "Your honour I only killed the guy after the fact!"
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As suspicious as...
The US Gov't has a huge amount of internet "real estate". The attack surface is massive, and the attempts are constant. In the weeks this executive order has been wending its way through the pipes, it's not surprising that this occurred. The fact that it's been reported so widely is a little ...smelly... but it's a pretty common occurrance.
IMO, this:
means the attack was not some super-sophisticated attempt to get at classified networks, probably more a "USA teh suk, Chinaz #1!!!" kinda thing.
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That's what the "reply to this" link is for.
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Not quite. Many american aren't ashamed of the US Gov't, at least not for the right reasons.
Too many are caught up in the "Democrats want to raise taxes, take away guns and sell the country to terrorists/Republicans want to carpet bomb Iran and outlaw abortion" spectacle, and it's deliberate. People are fighting a fake "culture war". Because after an election, the party changes(at most), but the US Gov't, by and large, does not. The two-party system and the artificial culture war are propagating a sprawling and overbearing government, distracting voters with a vitriolic and nonsensical fight being "waged" by two sides of the same coin.
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You and I have very different understandings of the word "little".
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I realize the "report" thing is a community driven function, hence, to the community, we should not use it as a "You're wrong" button.
Now to the substance:
You ad hom demonstrates your hysterics here are furthering an agenda without factual support.
Ah, well, that makes breaking the law ok then. "Your honour I only killed the guy after the fact!"
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Your naivety is quite refreshing, my pet.
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