Breaking-State Department hit by cyber attack!

Apparently, a couple of weeks ago

https://twitter.com/_/status/1429173369308594192

Getting better and better....

This is beyond embarrassing.

Whenever I log in my antivirus warns me about my email address being connected to the dark web. I guess the powers that be want people to think that GLP is the dark web.

Okay...

I call bullshit on this tweet.

It's been obvious since last week that they're having trouble coordinating and getting their shit together in Afghanistan and this may help explain why the DOD hasn't just... Stopped listening to the president and done what needs doing.

They can't.

I'm afraid we're about to see things start coming apart in earnest in the very near future.

Too many problems everywhere you turn.

The American system is pretty robust and resilient but it has its limits and we are very much getting there

I believe you are correct :(

It’s the damn Russians at it again!

This happened last December too.

It was the Solarwinds debacle.

Last Edited by Doctor Congo on 08/21/2021 05:00 PM

It may be in retaliation for this (Aug 15):

[link to www.wral.com (secure)]
State Department's new initiative offering up to $10 million to informants with information on state-backed hackers.

The Vegas push was made to such a highly targeted cyber audience because for the first time in the Reward for Justice program's almost four decades, informants could elect to receive payments in cryptocurrency and reach out to the US government with sensitive information through a secure portal on the Dark Web. It came after the State Department quietly made the announcement last month amid a flurry of other actions taken by the Biden administration to shore up the country's cybersecurity.

(from yesterday)
[link to www.ondarknet.com (secure)]
US State Department Launches Huge Cryptocurrency Reward for Dark Web Informants for Information on Hackers Who Conducted Cyberattacks on US

Last Edited by Doctor Congo on 08/21/2021 05:01 PM