Is Cyber-Geddon coming ...
Jason McGee
CEO at Jascom Ltd - Web Designer, Digital Consultant, Project Manager and Tourism Consultant.
Three very different stories in the news recently surrounding a Phone Hack, Dutch Cash and Strange Drones attention this week. They may not seem related by have the hallmarks of preparation of a giant cyber attack on the horizon.
Salt Typhoon Cyberattack
A giant cyber breach on telecoms companies in the USA has meant that attackers have access to call records, phone numbers and call logs for millions of customers of AT&T and Verizon. The hack allegedly originating by a State Agency also gathered recordings of live phone calls and had specifically targeted candidates in the recent US election. There is a further allegation that a legal loophole in the US which called the CALEA act which allows the FBI to track peoples communications may also have been breached. What could you do with all of that information?
Read More Here - U.S. officials urge Americans to use encrypted apps amid cyberattack
Dutch Banks Cash Advice
In a very unusual move in a digital payments age the Dutch Bank Association (NVB) is going to issue a "cash advisory" notice to "consumers to keep a stash of cash at home due to increasing geopolitical threats". Considering most payment across the EU are made using digital platforms and apps the notice to keep at least €50 at home for emergencies is highly unusual move. What do they know about the Banking system that we dont?
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Mystery Drones Buzz New Jersey
Like something out of a 1950's comic book the night skies of New Jersey have seen a fleet of drones flying across the Round Valley Reservoir the largest in NJ and across parts of update New York. Police in Connecticut have also confirmed that "suspicious drone activity" in various parts of the state with drone detection systems now being deployed in various areas. This coincides with suspicious drone activity around 2 US airbases in the Norfolk and Suffolk in the UK in November. Why would you want to survey water sources?
Read More Here - What we know about the mysterious drones buzzing over New Jersey
So what does this all mean?
It may mean nothing ... or it may mean that there are preparations in play for a giant cyber security attack master minded by a State Actor. If you cripple the phone systems, banking systems, water systems and some military systems then you can do enormous damage in financial and social terms to any country. Civil unrest and panic can easily set in and while Governments are dealing with a crisis at home they would have little time to focus on foreign governments who may make a move against another country.
How could Ireland be affected?
Read More Here - https://www.dhirubhai.net/pulse/irelands-digital-lifeline-what-happens-undersea-cables-jason-mcgee-lodce/
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