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Ukraine is hit by a massive cyberattack that targeted government websites [Dated 14 Jan.]
Dozens of Ukrainian government sites have been hit by an ominous cyberattack, with hackers warning people to "be afraid and expect the worst."
The attack took over websites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Cabinet of ministers and security and defense council, posting a message on screens in Ukrainian, Russian and Polish that read: "Ukrainian! All your personal data was uploaded to the public network. All data on the computer is destroyed, it is impossible to restore it."
"All information about you has become public, be afraid and expect the worst. This is for your past, present and future," the hackers said.
"As a result of a massive cyber attack, the websites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of other government agencies are temporarily down," a Foreign Ministry spokesperson said on Twitter. "Our specialists have already started restoring the work of IT systems, and the cyberpolice has opened an investigation."
First on CNN: US intelligence indicates Russia preparing operation to justify invasion of Ukraine
The US has information that indicates Russia has prepositioned a group of operatives to conduct a false-flag operation in eastern Ukraine, a US official told CNN on Friday, in an attempt to create a pretext for an invasion.
The official said the US has evidence that the operatives are trained in urban warfare and in using explosives to carry out acts of sabotage against Russia's own proxy forces.
[...] The US intelligence finding comes after a week's worth of diplomatic meetings between Russian and Western officials over Russia's amassing of tens of thousands of troops along Ukraine's border. But the talks failed to achieve any breakthroughs, as Russia would not commit to de-escalating and American and NATO officials said Moscow's demands -- including that NATO never admit Ukraine into the alliance -- were non-starters.
(Score: 1, Interesting) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 15 2022, @01:49PM (8 children)
Meanwhile, it seems that we (USA) have got it all backwards: the costs of our recent war in Afghanistan exceed the benefits...at least by my definition. Because as far as I can see there were no possible benefits, even at the outset. Thank you very much George Bush II, Cheney et al(sarc).
I can remember a different take on a different problem, probably from about 1980(?) For all the money we were spending on/in the Middle East (specifically Palestinians and Israel), could we have just bought suitable land for resettlement?
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 15 2022, @02:15PM (3 children)
The benefits include Al-Qaida not setting off a dirty bomb in Times Square in 2007, which I think is worth quite a bit.
We could have done without the second Iraq war, which was about half of the cost [brown.edu].
(Score: 2) by driverless on Sunday January 16 2022, @12:41PM (2 children)
Also, it prevented them from parking a giant spaceship over the White House and blowing it up with some sort of laser weapon. It's amazing what those Al Quadaists could have got up to if we hadn't invaded Eastasia.
Uh, I mean Afghanistan.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 16 2022, @01:53PM (1 child)
Yeah, just ignore the terrorists and they'll go away. That's what Bill Clinton said after the first two attacks, because he was too busy trying to dip his wick to bother defending the country. Third time was the charm, though. Too bad you missed it.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 16 2022, @06:48PM
"That's what Bill Clinton said after the first two attacks"
Presidents are just puppets for the masses of children to watch while the real power operates unseen behind the curtain.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 15 2022, @04:12PM (3 children)
(Score: -1, Flamebait) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 15 2022, @07:21PM (2 children)
and in many cases sending our soldiers off to die for Israel's interests (against our own, except the MIC). Do lazy minded slaves still not understand that the planes did not bring down the twin towers on 9/11? I guess you think it's a big coincidence that it happened on that date? Who do you think had the skill, the access, and the motivation to "pull" the towers as Larry Silverstein is on video admitting? Wake up, Goyim!
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Saturday January 15 2022, @08:10PM (1 child)
Yes, that is the price of controlling the energy economy. We can't move off oil fast enough. Now go whip yourself for being a degenarate bigot.
(Score: -1, Spam) by Anonymous Coward on Sunday January 16 2022, @07:00PM
You got me! Jews are totally not trying to destroy all White nations and the White race for centuries now.