See cash out ahbeg!

The case is still under investigation..

Just watch, them go catch the criminals.

The need to sack all their network and security Engineers.

WoundedLamb:

I meant the payment. The American government did not make any payment. So saying they made this to protect white house secrets is just off.

Government agencies (like the FBI) got involved because infrastructure is obviously serious. I don't doubt the government would also spend money given the impact this has on consumers, investors, trade, security, and other areas. Furthermore, the same people hacking this company are going after anyone and anything they can. No, they wouldn't go after military or other well-protected things (without backing from a nation), but they can target smaller agencies and private companies that deal with government and other sensitive information.

Cyberterror:
The United States do negotiate with terrorists contrary to what they spit in public.

Read read una no go hear. The article said that Company paid, not the government SMH

sircatherine45:
i thought they said Biden is better... nonsense!

So the US President not defend against hacking too hahaha they must have been super-humans ... I don’t see how this has got to anything to do with the President. Many cities and counties were hacked during Trumps tenure ..Baltimore city and a city in Florida very notable. That has got nothing to do with the President sir

BuddhaPalm:


The US negotiates with "terrorists".

Obama did a prisoner exchange in 2014.

He exchanged Five Taliban held at Guantanamo Bay for some US sergent.

Also, Google the Iran Contra affair.

Now imagine the others that never come to light.

So in your own dictionary Iran is now a terrorist organization?? Smh

And yes, govt probably do it on back end, negotiate, achieve their aim then go bombard them later. And such don’t come to light, unless it gets declassified after 2-3 decades.

SouthSouth1914:


From my point of view, I mean holding the US government to ransom asking for financial means not prisoner exchange!

Exactly my point, and Iran is a country not a terrorist organization.

I think organizations need to weigh in speed vs security. Americans love speed, that's why their systems/networks are so easy to crack. It's not because they are not intelligent enough to harden them. Americans don't want to wait for hours or days to clear a cheque. Nobody wants to wait so long for any service. Everything is Ozugbo, Ozugbo. Hackers and scammers see those flaws in their systems and they exploit them. American organizations don't really care because they already make budgets and insurances for the expected damages. All those waste they've made allocation for made their products and services more expensive than Europe and advanced Asian countries.

Their systems would be more secured if they can sacrifice a little speed by running a few processes manually or semi-manually. They should also air-gap some systems. If not, the hacking parties continue. They would surely recover from many hacking without paying a dime but their networks may be down for a few hours/days.

Tdotbluejays:

Men, there is but systems are so complex nowadays that manual alternatives are just not viable.
I work in the power industry and despite the millions being invested in internet security, the greatest fear/risk of the company is still Russian hackers getting into out transmission system.

RANSOMEWARE ATTACKS
AT ITS PEAK

inoki247:
ehn ehn our able America dey bow to online terrorist now...


If any hacker try hack NNPC for here na empty barrel e dey hack....

Hmm! Are you trying to enlighten our legislooters on the latest means of holding the country to ransom?

Toosure70:
I'm hacker . The world belongs to us

please i want to learn hacking too because it my dream to become a cyber security expert can you please guide me on how to start.

I saw this coming. And why should they pay using cryptocurrency. Fucking liars. So how long will that money last for another cyberattack again

I love this write up. Technology is fast rising. Where are we going to ? The savvy the tech the porous the risk. I am open to corrections

Toosure70:
I'm hacker . The world belongs to us

The future war will be cyber,

All aircraft, water vessels and submarines will be fully automated, no human intervention. By then, power will belong to the country with the maddest hackers to hack enemy's unmanned weapons which is connected to space satellite controlled from military power room of each country.

That is why technology and innovations are the areas of focus for the militaries of powerful countries.

WoundedLamb:




The US government? Colonial Pipeline Co., is a privately held company. It is owned by five sets of investors:

1) Koch Industries (28.09%) USA
2) South Korea's National Pension Service and Kohlberg Kravis Roberts (23.44%) South Korea
3) Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (16.55%) Canada
4) Royal Dutch Shell (a.k.a. Shell Pipeline Company (16.12%) Netherlands
5) IFM Investors (15.80%) Australia

Who negotiated with the Taliban in Afghanistan?

orikoku:
Wonderful. I can't believe American government can pay such.

It's not the US government. It's a private company.

Cyberterror:
The United States do negotiate with terrorists contrary to what they spit in public.

It's the private company that runs the pipeline that paid and not the US government

There is a serious need to educate your employees and address them almost daily. You won't believe if I tell you just one employee was compromised to execute that payload. RCE will probably not have been possible even 0 day as such a company must have a very good AI security infrastructure. Hackers result to mind hacking to execute payload.

chibu4u2:



American govt dont negotiate with terrorist...... American firms can do so if necessary but govt DO NOT. take note.
Saddam, Ghadafi and that Iranian general all come to mind. Once them try reason you peacefully make u stop you no gree, sorry na ur name.

Ghadafi was never a terrorist! Take note!!

inoki247:
ehn ehn our able America dey bow to online terrorist now...


If any hacker try hack NNPC for here na empty barrel e dey hack....

fear those Russians

Nah this kind thing I won dey do... why my parents no send me computer school instead they sent me to school where typewriter machines are seen as computer... even the useless shorthand and French they were forcing on us those days as if we won migrate to France is of no use to me in this present era... who go teach me how to hack and do programming

chibu4u2:



American govt dont negotiate with terrorist...... American firms can do so if necessary but govt DO NOT. take note.
Saddam, Ghadafi and that Iranian general all come to mind. Once them try reason you peacefully make u stop you no gree, sorry na ur name.

Keep the delusion going.

ntyce:


Who negotiated with the Taliban in Afghanistan?

Don't mind them. Let them keep denying.

chibu4u2:



American govt dont negotiate with terrorist...... American firms can do so if necessary but govt DO NOT. take note.
Saddam, Ghadafi and that Iranian general all come to mind. Once them try reason you peacefully make u stop you no gree, sorry na ur name.

Bro,you got sense!
People just type without reading the topics:
An American Coy.that is involved in Public distribution and discovered that Hackers have stalled their works and is affecting their image and potential liabilities from being sue by the public, got the Hackers to negotiate on the way forward.The American govt,is seriously frowning that such incidents took place without her being notified.The two incidents differs.

Toosure70:
I'm hacker . The world belongs to us

hack my nairaland account

See the real scam
If na here efcc go don Dey show them for papers snapping them
Collecting their cars
At the end still auction them
Corrupt organization

orikoku:
Wonderful. I can't believe American government can pay such.

It was not paid by the US govt.

It was paid by the private company that was hacked.

chibu4u2:


American govt dont negotiate with terrorist...... American firms can do so if necessary but govt DO NOT. take note.
Saddam, Ghadafi and that Iranian general all come to mind. Once them try reason you peacefully make u stop you no gree, sorry na ur name.

You’re correct.

chibu4u2:



American govt dont negotiate with terrorist...... American firms can do so if necessary but govt DO NOT. take note.
Saddam, Ghadafi and that Iranian general all come to mind. Once them try reason you peacefully make u stop you no gree, sorry na ur name.

Stop saying what u don't know.... America and Russia have been having this cyber war for a while now. Am am sure u read the article they didn't want to pay but then eventually paid cuz it was Russia hacker thats are involved.

What stops America from negotiating with hacker especially wen it's coming from a country of might like Russia.

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