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Re:U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrori... by wellthisisgreat on Thursday June 03, 2021 @10:09PM (#27389746)
> That $$ amount will indirectly decide whether we go to war with Russia or pay software engineers.

Not related to the subject, but wow I wonder how alarming it is that "war with Russia" meme is having a strong comeback, as it's being casually brought up in online discussions about software.

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Re:U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrori... by harikb on Thursday June 03, 2021 @10:25PM (#27389864)
I was being sarcastic in this instance. Meant to say there is more to do within software before blaming “user”/“hacker”. Russia reference is only based on recent news/claims
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Re:U.S. to give ransomware hacks similar priority as terrori... by rejectedandsad on Thursday June 03, 2021 @11:02PM (#27390080)
If that's what it takes to defend our sovereignty, it's what it takes.

They elected one of ours, we can unelect one of theirs.

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