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Likely hack of U.S. banking regulator FDIC by China covered up: probe

by LukeHoersten on 7/13/16, 10:33 PM with 30 comments

  • by chickenbane on 7/14/16, 1:50 AM

    I wouldn't be as alarmed at the NSA's data collection revealed by Snowden if I felt they took their job of defending and protecting US systems with as much zeal.

    Of course, as the government's own reports show mass surveillance doesn't prevent terrorism, and we are also seeing how poorly citizen data is being protected.

    This feels very familiar. Instead of seeing a malicious organization, I'm just realizing its incompetent. Forget about Pokemon Go asking for too many permissions, your data is already lost.

  • by smilekzs on 7/14/16, 1:17 PM

    > The report did not provide specific evidence that China was behind the hack.

    This. Every time. Yet they point the blame guns at China without a single doubt regardless. Then media puts large Sinophobic and Communism-themed banners and images to top it off.

    Seriously? Does it not sound like Beijing has become their favorite scapegoat, along the lines of say, I failed to secure system xyz because Beijing was behind the attack?

  • by gleenn on 7/14/16, 1:25 AM

    I see stories like this and get pretty depressed. It also makes me wonder if, given it is actually China, it is government-based or rogue blackhats. It also makes me wonder the amount the US attempts to hack China and also what the ratio of government versus rogue blackhats are doing the work.

  • by cleeus on 7/14/16, 7:44 AM

    everybody repeat after me: reliable. attribution. of. hacks. is. impossible.

  • by NN88 on 7/14/16, 3:08 PM

  • by simbalion on 7/14/16, 2:45 AM

    Our government, at least under this administration and other recent administrations, seems to have forgotten that they exist to _serve_ us.

    Maybe it's not treason, but it's definitely an abdication of their responsibilities as public servants.