How do you think the malware got on the laptop fLiar65? Could it be simple matter on cruising the wrong porn sites? Maybe opening spam email?
Originally Posted by gnadfly
Are you fucking serious? If I tried to access an adult site like Hustler.com on the company issued work computer, I would be fired the next day. At my company you are blocked from trying to log into your AOL or Yahoo personal email. Most fortune 500 companies have similar rules. You can't get to your AOL mail at State Farm Insurance. (Fact Jack).You think a Vermont Electric employee was cruising on a porn site? It said in the link Hillbilly, that they probably opened a spam email and got tricked into giving up a password. Do I have to reprint every fricken line?
So, Vermont Electric is working with the administration to pull off a scam?
Is the state police of Vermont in on the scam as well? You and LL are full of SH*T.
Burlington Electric said in a statement that the company detected a malware code used in the Grizzly Steppe operation in a laptop that was not connected to the organization’s grid systems. The firm said it took immediate action to isolate the laptop and alert federal authorities.
Friday night, Vermont Gov. Peter Shumlin (D) called on federal officials “to conduct a full and complete investigation of this incident and undertake remedies to ensure that this never happens again.”
“Vermonters and all Americans should be both alarmed and outraged that one of the world’s leading thugs, Vladimir Putin, has been attempting to hack our electric grid, which we rely upon to support our quality-of-life, economy, health, and safety,” Shumlin said in a statement. “This episode should highlight the urgent need for our federal government to vigorously pursue and put an end to this sort of Russian meddling.”
Sen. Patrick J. Leahy (D-Vt.) said he was briefed on the attempts to penetrate the electric grid by Vermont State Police on Friday evening. “This is beyond hackers having electronic joy rides — this is now about trying to access utilities to potentially manipulate the grid and shut it down in the middle of winter,” Leahy said in a statement. “That is a direct threat to Vermont and we do not take it lightly.”