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I have to admit stuff like <a
href="http://www.foxnews.com/politics/2012/10/12/official-reportedly-claims-us-blames-iran-hackers-for-cyberattacks/?test=latestnews">this</a>
article crack me up:<br>
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float: none; ">A former U.S. government official says American
authorities firmly believe that Iranian hackers, likely supported
by the Tehran government, were responsible for recent cyberattacks
against oil and gas companies in the Persian Gulf and that they
appeared to be in retaliation for the latest round of U.S.
sanctions against the country.</span><span style="color: rgb(0, 0,
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255); display: inline !important; float: none; ">Senior defense
officials said the information was declassified so that Panetta
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">"These attacks mark a significant escalation of the cyber
threat," Panetta said. "And they have renewed concerns about
still more destructive scenarios that could unfold."</span><span
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As we said on this list <a
href="https://lists.immunityinc.com/pipermail/dailydave/2012-September/000209.html">a
month ago</a> this is pretty obvious. It's the implications that
are interesting. Also, since the hackers who do this stuff email
this very mailing list, it's not exactly super secret. The whole
point is that it's not secret. The point is that it could have been
a lot worse for Saudi Aramco. It could have been a total loss, and
everyone on every side knows it.<br>
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-dave<br>
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