Things are getting crazy on the Internet.
The FBI is saying that a ransomware group has breached the networks of several organization that run critical American infrastructure.
NEW – FBI: Ragnar Locker ransomware hacker group has breached the networks of at least 52 organizations from multiple US critical infrastructure sectors.https://t.co/sQlY6iTe2Y
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) March 8, 2022
Twitter and GasBuddy are having issues today, although it is not confirmed that it is the result of a cyberattack. It is however curious that GasBuddy would be having these problems while oil and gas prices going through the roof.
NOW – GasBuddy and Twitter experiencing glitches at the moment. pic.twitter.com/wqwVEMJObO
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) March 7, 2022
UPDATE – Glitches are back: Twitter is not working for many for the second time in 24 hours.
— Disclose.tv (@disclosetv) March 8, 2022
New York City is on high alert for a cyberattack.
Russia-Ukraine war: NYC on 'ultra-high alert' amid increased risk of Russian retaliatory cyberattack https://t.co/MD1ARqcQgH
— Fox News (@FoxNews) March 8, 2022
All of this could be retaliation for attacks against Russian media outlets and infrastructure. There’s also the possibility some of what we are seeing are false flag cyber attacks used to demonize Russia. As we have seen, it is very easy to fake cyber attacks and blame them on foreign adversaries. The CIA’s Vault 7 leak showed that they have tools to do just this.
This was all kicked off with Anonymous, the CIA/State Department front group announcing a cyberwar against Russia.
As I’ve pointed out previously, Western infrastructure is far more vulnerable to damage to cyber attacks than Russia. It was utterly stupid to launch a war in this arena, but we have retards running things, so none of this is unexpected. These people think every problem is a nail and every solution is a hammer.