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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 X0563511 · · Score: 5, Insightful

    There's a difference. Putting them in charge of health care is a matter of ensuring our wellbeing. The others are about violating our rights.

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

    Oh yeah. Cause for-profit industry is doing a great job bringing affordable health care to the masses.

    The government isn't going to make health care more affordable, they're just going to make someone else pay for it.

  3. Really TSA? by Kozar_The_Malignant · · Score: 5, Insightful
    Was this really TSA? Let's see:
    • False story... check
    • Spreading FUD... check
    • Blaming hackers... check
    • For something that didn't happen... check

    Yep, TSA alright.

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