Why simply cut power, when you can cause irreparable damage to a nuclear power station's reactor? (Also, you'd be amazed how much damage cutting power to a very large area for an extended period of time can do!)
"if their going to abuse the internet the united states will take that power away from them completely" That rubs me the wrong way. Who gave "the united states" the right to police the internet.
The amount of harm is actually pretty big when you look at the ripple effects in the economy. You could cripple an entire first world nation if you kept the power off long enough. A major disturbance would mean the loss of billions of dollars across several industries. Ever been without running water for a few weeks after…
Aside from cutting power, how would cyber warfare affect the masses? I suppose the the most damage done may be dumping everyone's bank account. But other than that, what other (actual) harm would it do?
Honestly, i don't care if it was North Korea who was actually responsible, or a hacking group trying to rustle some political jimmies and get a real world power involved with the NK government... North Korea needs to go, even China have started to understand that.
So some really scary shit has been changing the world recently. Since we didn't have a discussion about how absolutely unprotected most of the world is from cyber attacks from foreign nations I figured I'd make a thread about it. Even Obama has weighed in on the subject of sony giving in to North Korea's demands, saying…
I don't understand how someone in another country can shut down a power grid in another country. What is the "door" that would be used? I have a computer at home with Windows XP that's connected to the Internet. Nobody can "hack" it unless I let them in deliberately. If I keep that computer running there is no way, as far…
Vulnerable infrastructure should also not be using an unverified installation package, hehe. It is however possible to let malware into a system through things like USB devices, which is why personal affects shouldn't be used either. This is normally how sophisticated malware makes it's way into things like power stations.…
The problem is you're assuming that things will just get better if you assassinate a few key people. The USA has done this several times in the past, and it hasn't worked once. If you create a power vacuum, it is inevitable that someone will just move to occupy that vacuum. It's believed that the US may have been…
Best Korea has the fourth largest military in the world. THE WORLD. They might not have as big a budget as other countries, but they have more than enough man power, and conviction. Best Korea's entire socio-political system is built around militarizing the entire country. If everybody is a soldier, everybody follows…