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US declares emergency after ransomware shuts oil pipeline that pumps 100 million gallons a day

Alpine_Hermit

Re: Presumably the fuckwits in charge ...

"...Alternatives like a private, separate, wired or wireless communication system would likely be costly..."

Not as costly as this shutdown.

The internet is totally inappropriate for many use-cases, but because it's there, ubiquitous, cheap/free then the CFOs and CIOs insist on it. Hopefully this will now change.

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