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Fears of Olympic Cyber Attack Detailed After Snooping Revealed 109

First time accepted submitter Dr_Ish writes "The BBC is reporting that the opening ceremonies of last the Olympics last year were potentially subject to a cyber attack that could have cut all the lights and power. Of course, it did not happen. However, the interesting question is whether this is real, or whether this is a FUD story promoted by GCHQ to help shore up some credibility issues."
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Fears of Olympic Cyber Attack Detailed After Snooping Revealed

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  • by BSAtHome ( 455370 ) on Monday July 08, 2013 @01:33PM (#44217311)

    Last week I prevented the prevention of the prevention to take place preventing the mishaps that prevents you from using preventative steps.

    You didn't know all that because I prevented you from hearing about it until now. Please thank me and bow to your preventive overlord.

    Coulda, Shoulda, Woulda...

  • Tron (Score:4, Funny)

    by Charliemopps ( 1157495 ) on Monday July 08, 2013 @02:25PM (#44217743)

    The head of the government's surveillance centre GCHQ, Sir Iain Lobban, says reconnaissance has taken place in cyberspace

    Ok, after reading that I'm firmly convinced that this guy doesn't actually own a computer, use the internet and his concept of what networking is entirely based on watching the movie Tron a few too many times. He's probably paying his security experts six figures and at the end of each day they turn in reports full of details about light-cycles and occasionally they "capture" a glow in the dark frisbee at the local wallgreens and claim that they are some hackers identity disc.

He has not acquired a fortune; the fortune has acquired him. -- Bion

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