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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."
All your bus are belong to us.
>His misuse of English
And disregard of logic. "I damaged your system, I am attempting to extort money from you, but I'm a good person doing this to help you".
It sounds more like a stupid kid than an adult. Criminal either way, though.
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.