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Re:FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent Ransomware Threat Against ... by petre on Thursday October 29, 2020 @01:38AM (#24927605)
Yes. It's cyber warfare. No civilians harmed, UF4 centrifuges disabled. I guess you can call it a surgical strike only without air to ground missiles?
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Re:FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent Ransomware Threat Against ... by Phlarp on Thursday October 29, 2020 @02:45AM (#24927937)
It also acted as a starting gun for every other country on earth to create and/or massively expand their cyber warfare capabilities. Sparking a new arms race for the 21st century, normalizing acts of (cyber) aggression against foreign infrastructure during peacetime.

Pandora's box

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Re:FBI, DHS, HHS Warn of Imminent Ransomware Threat Against ... by sailfast on Thursday October 29, 2020 @10:44AM (#24930995)
Maybe, but in this thread we're discussing whether Pandora was a terrorist. I think the answer is still no.
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