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Bank E-Communications Aid During London Bombings

Posted by Zonk on from the backups-that-work dept.

davidwr writes "Reuters and eWeek report on how the British Banks' emergency chatroom and web site helped them cope with Thursday's terrorist bombing." From the article: "The Bank of England, the Treasury and the Financial Services Authority switched on a secure section of their Financial Sector Continuity Web site to talk to major banks in the City of London's financial hub about how they were coping. A Bank of England spokeswoman said this was the first time the secure site had been used in an actual crisis situation since its creation in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks on the World Trade Center in New York."

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  1. chat room overrated? by kyoko21 · · Score: 2, Funny

    Who said chatrooms are overrated? :-)

  2. Ugh by Quasar1999 · · Score: 4, Funny

    Really now... a 'secure' network for banks to talk to each other in? WTF are they using during normal, non-emergancy times? No wonder all these damned credit card/identity thefts take place... these idiots are broadcasting their info on unsecured networks?

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  3. Transcript. by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    [Wanker] Whot's happening over there.
    [Boss] OMG we are teh fux0r3d!!
    [Wanker] Yea but, whot's happening.
    [Boss] The effing bus just blew up in front of me!
    [Wanker] I see. Wh0t about bank business? Wh0t's happening?
    [Boss] Fuck the bank! The bus blew up right in fron of me.
    [Boss] OM Gawd!!! We are totally boned!!!
    {Wanker] What ever. TTFN
    [Boss] OMG! OMG!
    [customer] Morning, I'd like to make a withdrawal, please.
    [Wanker] Sorry, it's my tea break. Ask him.
    [customer] Scuse me old chap, I'd like to make a withdrawal.
    [Boss] OMG! The bus blew up. You can't make a withdrawal. Can't you see the bus blew up?
    [customer] Yes but, the bank seems fine.
    [Boss] Sod off you twat!!! The bus blew up. We're fux0r3d! OMG! OMG!

    1. Re:Transcript. by Hogwash+McFly · · Score: 5, Funny

      [Bank_P42] What happen?
      [Bank_J67] Somebody set up us the bomb
      [Bank_T113] We get signal
      [Bank_P42] What!
      [Bank_T113] Main screen turn on.
      *** Al_Qaeda has joined #secretbankchat
      [Bank_P42] It's you!
      [Al_Qaeda] How are you gentlemen !!
      [Al_Qaeda] All your public transport are belong to us.
      [Al_Qaeda] You are on the way to destruction.
      [Al_Qaeda] What you say !!
      [Al_Qaeda] You have no chance to survive make your time.
      [Al_Qaeda] Ha Ha Ha Ha ....
      [Bank_T113] Captain !!*
      [Bank_P42] Take off every 'Financial Transaction'!!
      [Bank_P42] You know what you doing.
      [Bank_P42] Move 'Financial Transaction'.
      [Bank_P42] For great justice.

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    2. Re:Transcript. by nmb3000 · · Score: 4, Funny

      [...]

      [Wanker] Ah, screw it. Any birds 'ere wanna cyber?
      [Boss] Yea, alright.
      [customer] Me too.
      [Boss] Baby, I been havin a tough night so treat me nice aight?
      [customer] Aight.
      [Wanker] Slip out of those pants baby, yeah.
      [Boss] I slip out of my pants, just for you.
      [Wanker] Oh yeah, aight. Aight, I put on my robe and wizard hat...

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    3. Re:Transcript. by Tackhead · · Score: 3, Funny
      > [Wanker] Whot's happening over there.

      [Boss] Blimey, somebody up and set us the bloody bomb!
      [Admin] New users logging onto secure network.
      [Boss] WTF?
      [Admin] Turn on the fookin' telly!
      [Boss] It's you!
      [m4d4r4b] HOW ARE YOU, GENTLEMEN? ALL YOUR BASE ARE BELONG TO US! YOU ARE ON THE WAY TO DESTRUCTION. YOU HAVE NO CHANCE TO SURVIVE MAKE YOUR TIME.
      [m4d4r4b] HA HA HA!
      [Admin] Sir?
      [Boss] Tally-ho, old chap! We're ready for this, clear the damn runway and get those Spitfires in the air! God Save the Queen!

  4. Coming soon... by Ravatar · · Score: 2, Funny

    BritishBanks.bash.org

  5. Excerpt from a transcript by iamdrscience · · Score: 5, Funny

    bankofE89: wtf? something blew up
    treasury49: yep i know treasury49: r u ok?
    bankofE89: ya
    bankofE89: it wasnt nearby
    treasury49: ok
    bankofE89: a/s/l?

  6. Re:Security by simplypeachy · · Score: 3, Funny

    What...you've not seen the hidden servers.ini entry in mIRC for irc.gov.uk?

    It's great fun. You should see the op wars in #commons.

    MikeyHoward: "L" is for Labour. "L" is for Lice.
    * MikeyHoward makes TonyB -o
    TonyB: Get over it, Tory boys!
    * ChanServ makes TonyB +o
    -ChanServ- TonyB used Op in #commons
    * BettyBoothroid (services@irc.gov.uk) has joined #commons
    * BettyBoothroid sets mode +b *!*@*
    * BettyBoothroid kicks MikeyHoward from #commons (MKICK from QueenLiz)
    * BettyBoothroid kicks TonyB from #commons (MKICK from QueenLiz)

    sorry. I'll get my hat.