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Re:US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack by wolverine876 on Sunday May 09, 2021 @10:19PM (#27102024)
> That gang ...

Maybe it's another government, trying to sow chaos, disrupt markets, test US response capabilities, etc.

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Re:US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack by nostoc on Sunday May 09, 2021 @11:14PM (#27102329)
Could be, but ransomware gangs are a dime a dozen, and many are simply financialy motivated.

It's just a very profitable business model.

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Re:US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack by jcadam on Monday May 10, 2021 @03:20PM (#27109717)
This was a very stupid thing to do, if it was a ransomware gang.
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Re:US passes emergency waiver over fuel pipeline cyber-attack by pasquinelli on Sunday May 09, 2021 @11:20PM (#27102365)
maybe it's the CIA, trying to increase hostilities between the united states and some other country.
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