You can’t imagine how a country that hosts the biggest Software companies in the World is still using Windows XP on its vital assets such oil depots and power plants. Outdated software has been the main loophole for such massive attacks
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Hit by a cyberattack, the operator of a major U.S. fuel pipeline said Monday it hopes to have services mostly restored by the end of the week as the FBI and administration officials identified the culprits as a gang of criminal hackers.
U.S. officials sought to soothe concerns about price spikes or damage to the economy by stressing that the fuel supply had so far not experienced widespread disruptions, and the company said it was working toward “substantially restoring operational service” by the weekend.
The White House said in a statement late Monday that it was monitoring supply shortages in parts of the Southeast and that President Joe Biden had directed federal agencies to bring their resources to bear.
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Well if you think America is old, have you visited Western Europe? Western Europe capitals and major cities rarely have modern skyscrapers or tall buildings.
Thika Superhighway is new today but 100 years from now it will be old.
MS dos, Windows XP, are the most prevalent embedded systems on most SCADA systems. They couldn’t keep up writing “drivers” of every windows flavour or service pack. They need a service life of 10 years not new codes for every windows 7,8,9 10 etc
Don’t underestimate the power of quarterly earnings reports and stock options as executive pay to completely vanish common sense from managerial decisions.
:D:D Fake news to keep bonobos fixated on external enemies like China or Russia. I bet the hacks were carried out by American security agencies. The outcomes are predictable too. Increased military spending!:D:D:D.