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grid down-cyber attack?
« on: April 22, 2017, 05:03:44 PM »
http://www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-04-21/total-chaos-cyber-attack-feared-multiple-cities-hit-simultaneous-power-grid-failures

Drudge report said multiple cities affected, do you think it actually was a cyber attack?
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Re: grid down-cyber attack?
« Reply #1 on: April 22, 2017, 06:38:40 PM »
I have heard the San Francisco outage attributed to a fire,  but I don't really know.
In today's climate, we may never know -- especially if it IS a cyber attack.
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Re: grid down-cyber attack?
« Reply #2 on: April 22, 2017, 07:06:44 PM »
"The U.S. power grid appears to have been hit with multiple power outages affecting San Francisco, New York and Los Angeles."


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Re: grid down-cyber attack?
« Reply #3 on: April 22, 2017, 08:53:17 PM »
Nothing in the news about the power outages.
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Re: grid down-cyber attack?
« Reply #4 on: April 22, 2017, 10:10:53 PM »
There's often a power outage or two in most large cities at any given time.  Usually small, localized outages,  but outages nonetheless.
So, nothing to see here.  Move along people.
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« Reply #5 on: April 22, 2017, 11:03:04 PM »
Quote from: RocketMan on April 22, 2017, 10:10:53 PM
There's often a power outage or two in most large cities at any given time.  Usually small, localized outages,  but outages nonetheless.
So, nothing to see here.  Move along people.

gosh darn it! I was just getting ready to head for the hills with what i have left of my emergency rations, 3 cans of salmon , 3 flashlights and a revolver.
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Quote from: RevDisk on April 06, 2012, 10:15:08 AM
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Re: grid down-cyber attack?
« Reply #6 on: April 22, 2017, 11:47:01 PM »
Latest .... "news"  is the outages were the result of solar activity.
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« Reply #7 on: April 22, 2017, 11:57:21 PM »
Well if they took out sf, la, and ny what difference at this point would it make?
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« Reply #8 on: April 23, 2017, 12:19:27 AM »
Quote from: Jim147 on April 22, 2017, 11:57:21 PM
Well if they took out sf, la, and ny what difference at this point would it make?

It would make for a good start ...
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Re: grid down-cyber attack?
« Reply #9 on: April 23, 2017, 12:21:48 AM »
Quote from: Hawkmoon on April 23, 2017, 12:19:27 AM
It would make for a good start ...

Anemic at best, add in Chicago, Detroit, Philadelphia and Boston and it would be a fair start.
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Re: grid down-cyber attack?
« Reply #10 on: April 23, 2017, 08:31:40 AM »
Quote from: gunsmith on April 22, 2017, 11:03:04 PM
gosh darn it! I was just getting ready to head for the hills with what i have left of my emergency rations, 3 cans of salmon , 3 flashlights fleshlights and a revolver.

FTFY
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