Off topic: Today's the day for hacking stories. This bombshell from Bloomberg about hardware hacks in servers is remarkable!
https://www.bloomberg.com/news/features/2018-10-04/the-big-hack-how-china-used-a-tiny-chip-to-infiltrate-america-s-top-companies On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 12:34 PM Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: > Re: hacked. > > If you don't think this can be hacked, go read the US-CERT note on how the > ATM network is being (has been) hacked. They have hacked processing > servers within banks. This one, to me, is remarkable. > > https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA18-275A > > > > On Wed, Oct 3, 2018, 9:24 PM Kevin M., <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I’m still dealing with all the paperwork and beurocracy that accompanies >> the death of a loved one, so I have my mom’s phone next to mine in case I >> need to look up names and contact info. Both phones received a text alert >> at the same time. About ten minutes later, mom’s phone received a second >> alert, but mind did not. Same phone, same cell provider, sitting >> side-by-side, but different number of alerts. I saw others on Twitter who >> received three. And I know several people who received none. >> >> Legally, I want an opt-out feature (actually I want the system changed so >> only those who opt-in receive these things), not just because it is Trump >> who currently gets to decide when these alerts go out, but this system is >> just begging to be hacked. And the consequences of such a hack could be >> more severe and more dire than any hacked voting machines. Imagine every >> cell phone getting a false alert about a North Korean nuke launch. No, this >> is not a service I want in this America. >> >> >> On Wed, Oct 3, 2018 at 8:09 PM 'Bob Jersey' via TVorNotTV < >> [email protected]> wrote: >> >>> >>> I was sitting in the waiting area of a health care office when this >>> occurred, around the same time TV ("Rachael Ray" on WFMZ) and (reportedly) >>> radio sounded similar alerts. >>> >>> A nearby woman's (bar) phone loudly wailed the attention-getting tone. >>> Mine (flippy) didn't do anything till I opened it (the tone was not as loud) >>> >>> B >>> >>> -- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "TVorNotTV" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to [email protected]. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> Kevin M. (RPCV) >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
