Are we realy held ransom?

[Legion]

I don't think he really thinks that's what he said......

I don't think he really thinks. He also can't spell "really".

[AProudLefty]

Fer rel?

[RB 60]

I don't think he really thinks that's what he said......

Yeah, I do. He's a liberal...

[PostmodernProphet]

I don't think he really thinks. He also can't spell "really".

or therefor.....

[Legion]

or therefor.....

He wants to know "why can't the federal government do something directly useful and distribute to the masses a flashcard containing programs to block ransom ware?"

He thinks it's" Better than a bunch of private companies selling half assed products for an inflated price while competing against each other."

Does that look like a free market economy to you?

[Taichiliberal]

I ask myself the same question........so they come up against a foreign bank that refuses to release the identity of the hackers who own the account the money went in to..........obviously we say to the bank, "we regret to inform you that you may no longer receive money transfers into or out of the US"......and then we say to the bank "I'm sorry, what do you mean that all of your deposits seem to no longer exist. Yes, we realize that all that money now seems to belong to us, but we have no idea how that happened and aren't really that interested in finding out. Have a good day,"........hopefully every other country in the world does the same.....how long before this is no longer a problem?......

But I'm not dealing in your foreign scenario. I'm dealing with domestic issues. With regards to the recent gasoline pipeline incident, I think the OP has merit.

[Taichiliberal]

Yeah, I do. He's a liberal...

Elucidate, son! Stop dithering with jackasses who dance over typos. If you can't or won't answer the question, then don't waste time and space trying to play "got'cha" for the peanut gallery.

[archives]

Here's the thing: the NSA, CIA, FBI and Lord knows how many other alphabet security and law enforcement agencies have access to some of the most powerful and sophisticated computers in the world. They can hand me a book detailing my life from cradle to grave, listing friends, family, phone calls, net sites visited, school records medical records, etc.

And yet this "ransom ware" seems to be the unbeatable software program that can bring the country to it's knees

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...icial-n1267286

So why can't the federal government do something directly useful and distribute to the masses a flashcard containing programs to block ransom ware? Better than a bunch of private companies selling half assed products for an inflated price while competing against each other. Just saying.

Sure we have, hard to believe that this one was a sole effort, surely everyday numerous similarly attempts are made, but it has to be like stopping water from running down hill, always seems to find a way

[SmarterthanYou]

Here's the thing: the NSA, CIA, FBI and Lord knows how many other alphabet security and law enforcement agencies have access to some of the most powerful and sophisticated computers in the world. They can hand me a book detailing my life from cradle to grave, listing friends, family, phone calls, net sites visited, school records medical records, etc.

And yet this "ransom ware" seems to be the unbeatable software program that can bring the country to it's knees

https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/securit...icial-n1267286

So why can't the federal government do something directly useful and distribute to the masses a flashcard containing programs to block ransom ware? Better than a bunch of private companies selling half assed products for an inflated price while competing against each other. Just saying.

all of those high powered and sophisticated computers are controlled by something the government has no real control over........intelligent human beings. those ransomware programs are written by people that are apparently smarter than the ones the government have working for them.

[SmarterthanYou]

I ask myself the same question........so they come up against a foreign bank that refuses to release the identity of the hackers who own the account the money went in to..........obviously we say to the bank, "we regret to inform you that you may no longer receive money transfers into or out of the US"......and then we say to the bank "I'm sorry, what do you mean that all of your deposits seem to no longer exist. Yes, we realize that all that money now seems to belong to us, but we have no idea how that happened and aren't really that interested in finding out. Have a good day,"........hopefully every other country in the world does the same.....how long before this is no longer a problem?......

are you saying that the US could simply abscond with money from a foreign bank and then pretend like they don't know what happened or where it went, if it even existed?

[Taichiliberal]

Sure we have, hard to believe that this one was a sole effort, surely everyday numerous similarly attempts are made, but it has to be like stopping water from running down hill, always seems to find a way

For years we've had private companies produce prevention software, but that's just a temporary fix. You never hear about the lengendary Cray computers used by the NSA being hacked or held for ransom. Hell, they along with the CIA worked YEARS to screw up Iran's nuke program via computer. All I'm saying is they should put that knowledge in the hands of all crucial national infrastructure. Hell, they should have been doing that since 9-11!

[PostmodernProphet]

But I'm not dealing in your foreign scenario. I'm dealing with domestic issues. With regards to the recent gasoline pipeline incident, I think the OP has merit.

????....you think the $5m paid to the Russian hackers was deposited in a domestic bank?......

[PostmodernProphet]

are you saying that the US could simply abscond with money from a foreign bank and then pretend like they don't know what happened or where it went, if it even existed?

if its a foreign bank hiding the deposits of criminals I not only suggest it, I demand it.....

[SmarterthanYou]

if its a foreign bank hiding the deposits of criminals I not only suggest it, I demand it.....

I'm curious, then, would you feel the same way if a foreign country demanded the names of people who hacked in to their countries national assets, then absconded money out of US banks with the same reasoning and excuses?

[SmarterthanYou]

For years we've had private companies produce prevention software, but that's just a temporary fix. You never hear about the lengendary Cray computers used by the NSA being hacked or held for ransom. Hell, they along with the CIA worked YEARS to screw up Iran's nuke program via computer. All I'm saying is they should put that knowledge in the hands of all crucial national infrastructure. Hell, they should have been doing that since 9-11!

are you naive enough to believe that the government would admit publically that this happened