[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'U').S. weather system hacked, affecting satellites

The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, NOAA, said that four of its websites were hacked in recent weeks. To block the attackers, government officials were forced to shut down some of its services.

This explains why satellite data was mysteriously cut off in October, as well as why the National Ice Center website and others were down for more than a week. During that time, federal officials merely stated a need for "unscheduled maintenance."

...

The nation's military, businesses and local governments all rely on nonstop reports from the U.S. weather service.

The impact of the hack was real: Scientists at Atmospheric and Environmental Research in Lexington, Massachusetts were unable to send a preliminary report about weather patterns to traders and investors earlier this year.

"We were shut out entirely. That's our one source of data," said Rutgers climatologist David Robinson, whose global snow lab also relies on the satellite data.

The cyberattack on the U.S. weather system is only the latest one on the United States. The White House was hacked last month. Shortly before that, hackers breached USIS, a federal contractor that knows who has top security clearances for the U.S. government -- because it provides background checks.

Typically, cybersecurity experts blame Russia for hacks on the nation's infrastructure -- or sometimes China.
http://money.cnn.com/2014/11/12/technology/security/weather-system-hacked/?hpt=ob_articleallcontentsidebar&iid=obnetwork

[Keith_McClary]

It does not say satellites were affected.

[dinopello]

Dupe

[dinopello]

Systems throughout the internet are constantly being probed and sometimes hacked. You really don't need a state's resources to do this and the vast number of probes are probably kids looking for a thrill. Of course states want to recruit these kids.

Which is why the FBI has relaxed it's marijuana usage rules.

[Keith_McClary]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'T')he impact of the hack was real: Scientists at Atmospheric and Environmental Research in Lexington, Massachusetts were unable to send a preliminary report about weather patterns to traders and investors earlier this year.

[careinke]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinopello', 'S')ystems throughout the internet are constantly being probed and sometimes hacked. You really don't need a state's resources to do this and the vast number of probes are probably kids looking for a thrill. Of course states want to recruit these kids.

Which is why the FBI has relaxed it's marijuana usage rules.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Keith_McClary', 'I')t does not say satellites were affected.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('dinopello', '[')url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-2bQY7kUylo]Which is why the FBI has relaxed it's marijuana usage rules.[/url]

[Sixstrings]

Sorry these drugs are a sore spot for me lately. It's a problem in my city. It's just epidemic. People and their PILLS, and increasingly heroin, and CRACK. And "tina," that's some kind of ecstasy-meth combination.

Once people go down this road, they become "drug people" and it's like roaches. All they do is take. They don't go to work. They look horrible. They scam and steal. They walk around acting like a fool, they aren't safe to share the road with, it's chaos and insanity.

It's okay if it's not many of them, but when society has too many drug people past a certain percentage, that's when it's not ok and we have a lot of problems.

But anyhow, back on topic,

The weather system hack was traced to China:

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'C')hinese hack U.S. weather systems, satellite network

Hackers from China breached the federal weather network recently, forcing cybersecurity teams to seal off data vital to disaster planning, aviation, shipping and scores of other crucial uses, officials said.
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/chinese-hack-us-weather-systems-satellite-network/2014/11/12/bef1206a-68e9-11e4-b053-65cea7903f2e_story.html

[Keith_McClary]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Keith_McClary', 'T')he point is, either Russia or China has done another hack.

[Sixstrings]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Keith_McClary', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Keith_McClary', 'T')he point is, either Russia or China has done another hack.

[Keith_McClary]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Keith_McClary', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Sixstrings', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Keith_McClary', 'T')he point is, either Russia or China has done another hack.