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Railroad Association Says TSA's Hacking Memo Was Wrong

Posted by timothy on from the switch-in-time-saves-none dept.

McGruber writes "Wired reports that the American Association of Railroads is refuting the U.S. Transportation Security Administration memorandum that said hackers had disrupted railroad signals. In fact, 'There was no targeted computer-based attack on a railroad,' said AAR spokesman Holly Arthur. 'The memo on which the story was based has numerous inaccuracies.' The TSA memo was subject of an earlier Slashdot story in which Slashdot user currently_awake accurately commented on the true nature of the incident."

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  1. Re:And we want this gov't in charge of health care by Brett+Buck · · Score: 4, Funny

    Heh, I wish I had mod points - but I am sure the point will be lost on most of the mods. +5 Funny!

  2. Re:And we want this gov't in charge of health care by dougisfunny · · Score: 5, Funny

    Whoosh?
    Ostensibly the TSA, PATRIOT ACT, etc are there to ensure public well being.

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  3. Re:Fearmongering by Hentes · · Score: 3, Funny

    But what if a terrorist hijacks a train and drives it into the White House?

  4. Re:Lying again? by ackthpt · · Score: 5, Funny

    I'm not surprised... TSA is a cancer.

    TSA THREAT LEVEL ORANGE

    Talk like that will elevated it to PLAID

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