There are many days when I wake up, scan the news, and say, "I just couldn't make this stuff up if I tried!" This morning I was asked why it sounded like the Wicked Witch of the West lived here.
Hacking Gang Threatens to Leak Billionaire's "Spicy" Secrets -- Chicago-based Invenergy vowed that it would not capitulate and pay cybercriminals...
There's an undeniable certainty in the world -- if you spew evil into the world, it's going to come back on you like a tidal wave. You'll never know when, you'll never know how, but it will happen. Always be a good person, even when no one is watching.
Details of the hack are available on Financial Times this morning, and say that Invenergy's system was "compromised" by Russian hackers REvil and that the hackers are in possession of information on projects and contracts, as well as personal emails and compromising photos of company founder Michael Polsky. The hackers threaten to reveal this information if the ransom is not paid. Invenergy says it will not pay the ransom.
Does Missouri really want to allow a company so easily hacked and extorted to connect to its electric grid? Who would want to become a customer of a company like that?
And how long before Invenergy is embroiled in scandal when it doesn't pay? Hang on to your hat... it may be a rough ride!
Details of the hack are available on Financial Times this morning, and say that Invenergy's system was "compromised" by Russian hackers REvil and that the hackers are in possession of information on projects and contracts, as well as personal emails and compromising photos of company founder Michael Polsky. The hackers threaten to reveal this information if the ransom is not paid. Invenergy says it will not pay the ransom.
Does Missouri really want to allow a company so easily hacked and extorted to connect to its electric grid? Who would want to become a customer of a company like that?
And how long before Invenergy is embroiled in scandal when it doesn't pay? Hang on to your hat... it may be a rough ride!
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