Cyberattack Forces Shutdown Of Largest Gasoline Pipeline In United States - Zero Hedge

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Legal Dictionary, Thesaurus (refrain)

Definition: (v. t.) To hold back; to restrain; to keep within prescribed bounds; to curb; to govern.

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25 minutes ago, -trance said:

Biden is the POTUS. 

Tell that to the blind cult.

You are one of those who refuses to see the truth. 

We may never know if the election was stolen. We do know that the President of the United States and the truth was silenced by the media and meaningful investigations had to wait until after the election and are still being stalled.  

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27 minutes ago, Jay McKinsey said:

If you read the actual court document you will see that they are finding everything appropriate and signing off on the actions. Ron, how gullible can you be?

I have extensive knowledge of how the President was censored and how all efforts to have a fair election were undermined. 

I also know how our personal privacy is being invaded daily by our own government and that the vast majority of government forces are leftists. 

What court documents are you referring to?

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Just now, ronwagn said:

I have extensive knowledge of how the President was censored and how all efforts to have a fair election were undermined. 

I also know how our personal privacy is being invaded daily by our own government and that the vast majority of government forces are leftists. 

What court documents are you referring to?

The court document that was the subject of the article. It was cited in the article.

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On 5/9/2021 at 11:15 AM, surrept33 said:

But is the main problem "elections can be hacked" or "elections can be undermined" (the #democracyrip strategy?). 

Everyone agrees that securing critical infrastructure is very important. 

 

Elections can be hacked or undermined in various ways. The mass media seems controlled 90% by big government and their crony supporters. Still, I am looking forward to the next election in 2020. 

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1 hour ago, -trance said:

A blog... big deal.

A crappy website made by a loser to profit from losers.

It is a free website by a patriot. Not a jerk like you. 

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3 hours ago, ronwagn said:

 

I also know how our personal privacy is being invaded daily by our own government and that the vast majority of government forces are leftists. 

 

You lost all your privacy under the republican war on terror.  Thank Bush for that legislation.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act

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6 hours ago, Jay McKinsey said:

If you were to actually read the Biden review order as quoted in your post you will notice that it says:

Let me emphasize the phrase "will refrain"! That changes nothing from the previous prohibition.

Wrong but as expected from someone of your intellect. Here's the whole sheban. Xiden did lots of things, all apparently illegal given the grief Trump faced when he attempted to reverse one Obama executive order. But you leftists only believe in the rule of law when it suits you. 

BTW this is the salient part, since everything is TL;DR to you

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(c) Executive Order 13920 of May 1, 2020 (Securing the United States Bulk-Power System), is hereby suspended for 90 days. The Secretary of Energy and the Director of OMB shall jointly consider whether to recommend that a replacement order be issued.

 

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37 minutes ago, Ward Smith said:

Wrong but as expected from someone of your intellect. Here's the whole sheban. Xiden did lots of things, all apparently illegal given the grief Trump faced when he attempted to reverse one Obama executive order. But you leftists only believe in the rule of law when it suits you. 

BTW this is the salient part, since everything is TL;DR to you

 

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https://www.federalregister.gov/documents/2021/03/01/2021-04280/americas-supply-chains

https://www.energy.gov/oe/securing-critical-electric-infrastructure

 

The Department is revoking the December 2020 Prohibition Order to create a stable policy environment before the emergency declaration made by EO 13920 expires on May 1, 2021. These actions are part of the U.S. Government’s larger approach to critical infrastructure and supply chain security, including the “America’s Supply Chains” EO 14017 and the Industrial Control Systems Cybersecurity Initiative.

 

 

Q7. During the suspension of EO 13920 and the Prohibition Order, responsible utilities refrained from installing equipment specified in Attachment 1 of the Prohibition Order. Should utilities continue to follow this guidance?

The growing prevalence of essential electric system equipment being sourced from China presents a significant threat to U.S. critical infrastructure. Accordingly, the Department expects that while further recommendations are being developed, utilities will act in a way that minimizes the risk of installing electric equipment and programmable components that are subject to foreign adversaries’ ownership, control, or influence.

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2 hours ago, -trance said:

You lost all your privacy under the republican war on terror.  Thank Bush for that legislation.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act

• Voted for by
• House majority Repubmorons and
• Senate majority Demonrats...
• Signed into law by Btrash

Can we please repeal the ENTIRE damned thing tomorrow?  How about yesterday...

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7 hours ago, ronwagn said:

https://beckernews.com/bombshell-fbi-violated-constitution-to-track-far-right-extremists-months-before-capitol-riots-38809/

There is nothing illegal about tracking cell phones.  Becker obviously has never darkened a court room door when a motion to suppress is being argued.  That was settled back in 1991 in the divorce of then Congressman Bill Sarpalius from Amarillo. That was one of the old analogue types they could record the conversation  just like a radio broadcast.  Ron do you use OUTHOUSE lawyers for your own legal work. If so I really want to sue you.

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7 minutes ago, footeab@yahoo.com said:

Can we please repeal the ENTIRE damned thing tomorrow?  How about yesterday...

 

I wish!

Probably the most non-partisan topic on in this forum - Get rid of eavesdropping!

If you want to publicly post your criminal intentions on a forum that is up to you... but no snooping without reasonable cause / warrant.

 

 

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On 5/8/2021 at 2:08 PM, notsonice said:

Giant question, with enough people can they run the pipelines without computers monitoring/operating  it or is it too automated that humans no longer understand how it all works? Looks like a wake up call to have a non-computer driven backup plan for all pipelines.

We can go back to the old system before SCADA in the 1970's.  Have to hire a lot of people, train them,  put them out in the field and install a lot of land lines.  bad for CEO bonuses.  I worked dispatching for 4 years that way. still have my IBEW union card.

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I assume a lot of "critical infrastructure" will probably need to comply with some sort of standard similar to NIST 800. 

The latest version includes a lot of changes specifically for securing internet connected industrial controls.

• Eliminating the term information system and replacing it with the term system so the controls can be applied to any type of system including, for example, general-purpose systems, cyber-physical systems, industrial/process control systems, and IoT devices;
• De-emphasizing the federal focus of the publication to encourage greater use by nonfederal organizations;

Reducing the visible attack surface area is very important, but so are the backoffices, where foreign criminals often infiltrate. 

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6 minutes ago, -trance said:

 

I wish!

Probably the most non-partisan topic on in this forum - Get rid of eavesdropping!

If you want to publicly post your criminal intentions on a forum that is up to you... but no snooping without reasonable cause / warrant.

can track

 

Not quite. Can't listen in on a digital conversation but they track the pinger your cell sends out to cell towers.  They use something called a stingray which tracks the 2G emergency network  911 calling system or now 4G.

"Every time your phone connects to the 4G network, it runs through a checklist — known as a handshake — to make sure that the phone is allowed to connect to the network. It does this by exchanging a series of unencrypted messages with the cell tower, including unique details about the user’s phone — such as its IMSI number and its approximate location. These messages, known as the master information block (MIB) and the system information block (SIB), are broadcast by the cell tower to help the phone connect to the network."

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1 hour ago, nsdp said:

Not quite. Can't listen in on a digital conversation but they track the pinger your cell sends out to cell towers.  They use something called a stingray which tracks the 2G emergency network  911 calling system or now 4G.

"Every time your phone connects to the 4G network, it runs through a checklist — known as a handshake — to make sure that the phone is allowed to connect to the network. It does this by exchanging a series of unencrypted messages with the cell tower, including unique details about the user’s phone — such as its IMSI number and its approximate location. These messages, known as the master information block (MIB) and the system information block (SIB), are broadcast by the cell tower to help the phone connect to the network."

If you use many apps they can detect so much more.

They can tell from vibrations in your G sensor if you are walking, running or travelling in a car. If you have wifi hotspots on they know what stores you are at. If you are sitting for a long time looking at garbage they know you are taking a crap.  Obliviously if you look at pr0n they know what you are doing...

Some people even do payment with their phone... I can't handle that idea and pay with a tap credit card which is clearly less traceable...

 

Privacy is a myth -- the good thing is nobody cares what you are doing unless you are doing seriously bad shit.

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Did anybody here read this article?

CIA Under Fire As Intelligence Officers Fall Victim To Mysterious Weapon | OilPrice.com

Cyberattacks are small fry compared to this. They say it is microwaves but it's actually VLF (very low frequency) sound waves. They penetrate the thickest of walls and make you feel like your brain is vibrating, which it is, at its resonant frequency.

 

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16 hours ago, ronwagn said:

You are one of those who refuses to see the truth. 

We may never know if the election was stolen. We do know that the President of the United States and the truth was silenced by the media and meaningful investigations had to wait until after the election and are still being stalled.  

We may never know if the election was stolen.???? Newsflash, the election was not stolen, Trump just sold you a whopper and your low IQ keeps you from figuring it all out.

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On 5/12/2021 at 8:46 PM, -trance said:

You lost all your privacy under the republican war on terror.  Thank Bush for that legislation.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act

I think it started well before the unconstitutional Patriot Act. Bush and Cheney did make things worse but Obama only continued the trend and brought in more leftists to cement it in place. It is now being turned against conservative patriots rather than Muslim terrorists. The whole system needs to be dismantled. JFK tried to do that after the Bay of Pigs fiasco and he did not live long enough to dismantle it. 

We have allowed nearly every important secrets the government has held to be stolen or given away to our enemies. The billions of dollars spent annually by our "intelligence agencies" has been misspent, to a large degree, on spying on our general population. That began with infiltrating journalists and media. It now includes the full force of silicon valley elites and other crony corporate fascists. 

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On 5/13/2021 at 8:27 AM, Wombat said:

Did anybody here read this article?

CIA Under Fire As Intelligence Officers Fall Victim To Mysterious Weapon | OilPrice.com

Cyberattacks are small fry compared to this. They say it is microwaves but it's actually VLF (very low frequency) sound waves. They penetrate the thickest of walls and make you feel like your brain is vibrating, which it is, at its resonant frequency.

 

You mean the same kind that were used to liquefy Iraqi armored cavalry personnel during the gulf wars?

The microwave story sound weak because their penetration isn't really great.  

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On 5/12/2021 at 9:46 PM, -trance said:

You lost all your privacy under the republican war on terror.  Thank Bush for that legislation.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Patriot_Act

It was ESTABLiSHMENT, both Reps and Dems, and ultimately taken over by Dems and CIA and sold to China on  one side, and non establishment Reps on the NSA/Mil side. Now they are at war with each other across the globe and within the US, a global covert civil war. A non geographic WWIII..

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1 hour ago, ronwagn said:

I think it started well before the unconstitutional Patriot Act. Bush and Cheney did make things worse but Obama only continued the trend and brought in more leftists to cement it in place. It is now being turned against conservative patriots rather than Muslim terrorists. The whole system needs to be dismantled. JFK tried to do that after the Bay of Pigs fiasco and he did not live long enough to dismantle it. 

We have allowed nearly every important secrets the government has held to be stolen or given away to our enemies. The billions of dollars spent annually by our "intelligence agencies" has been misspent, to a large degree, on spying on our general population. That began with infiltrating journalists and media. It now includes the full force of silicon valley elites and other crony corporate fascists. 

I agree that the "Patriot Act" legislation should be removed.

You do not mention Trump's opportunity and failure to act for some reason.

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5 minutes ago, 0R0 said:

It was ESTABLiSHMENT, both Reps and Dems, and ultimately taken over by Dems and CIA and sold to China on  one side, and non establishment Reps on the NSA/Mil side. Now they are at war with each other across the globe and within the US, a global covert civil war. A non geographic WWIII..

Okay for fun who blew up the towers on 9/11?

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8 minutes ago, 0R0 said:

It was ESTABLiSHMENT, both Reps and Dems, and ultimately taken over by Dems and CIA and sold to China on  one side, and non establishment Reps on the NSA/Mil side. Now they are at war with each other across the globe and within the US, a global covert civil war. A non geographic WWIII..

Bush put his name on it.

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2 minutes ago, -trance said:

Okay for fun who blew up the towers on 9/11?

GHWBush + Mossad