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Sacramento Regional Transit Systems Hit By Hacker (cbslocal.com)
Zorro shares a report from CBS Local: Sacramento Regional Transit is the one being taken for a ride on this night, by a computer hacker. That hacker forced RT to halt its operating systems that take credit card payments, and assigns buses and trains to their routes. The local transit agency alerted federal agents following an attack on their computers that riders may not have noticed Monday. "We actually had the hackers get into our system, and systematically start erasing programs and data," Deputy General Manager Mark Lonergan. Inside RT's headquarters, computer systems were taken down after the hacker deleted 30 million files. The hacker also demanded a ransom in bitcoin, and left a message on the RT website reading "I'm sorry to modify the home page, I'm good hacker, I just want to help you fix these vulnerability."
But apparently not so good at English.
"I'm good hacker...fix these vulnerability."
His misuse of English is a pretty good indication of where he comes from.
You are welcome on my lawn.
Easy pickings.
Nope, sorry, don't believe it.
Deletes 30 million files, demands ransom, claims to be "good" Right then!
Now it's getting real - real close to me... as John Oliver stated on N. Korea, it's not a problem until I am within range.
Sac RT -- It's always nice and good to say --- free rides for the day.
Ironically, how could someone be in "there" from "where" for so long? 30 million files... that's crazy.. who is not monitoring the resources meter on the servers and wondering.. where is all the processor commits coming from, and then say..
oh muther wanker... unplug the power to the switch and server array...
or in our case.. just unplug the OC3/OC12 fiber connect..let the failover switch to automatically free ride everyone until we get a grip on connected devices ; oh.. and yes VPNs are stupid if no policies are applied... governments love to say VPNs are safe... NOT... just ask china via australia via japan via 60. ipv4 net..
enjoy.
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Well, THERE'S your problem!
"We actually had the hackers get into our system, and systematically start erasing programs and data,"
You shouldn't have had the hackers do that. That's like having your car stolen to commit insurance fraud. Instead, don't have the hackers do anything to your system.
P.S.: I had my house painted... when you "have/had" something done, it's something you solicited to be done.
erase systems that take credit card payments how dumb! no may your going down better to take some cash with you a few M is not bad for 5 years.
At least he didn't hack the gibson
It's like what I told my neighbor with the unkempt lawn, "Let me help out - mow it or I'll tell your wife I saw you with another woman. You're welcome."
someone is trying a bit too hard to appear to be foreign... Americans love to get their fear and hate of foreign people and countries fueled up.
If only they would have upgraded to Windows 10 in time!
If you want mine your own crypto currency, you need a motherboard with 19 PCIe 1X slots to plug in 19 GPUs and a couple of 1200W PSUs.