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StayYou61 t1_iuswdqy wrote

What is wrong with people? Why would anyone want to do this?

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zeeblecroid t1_iut7euv wrote

It was probably a typical someone-opened-the-wrong-email ransomware attack rather than something targetted.

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InternetPeon t1_iut6g5r wrote

Dear Haxxors, please do not screw up scientific observations. Thats not very L33T of you.

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JustHumanIThink t1_iut51fw wrote

Thinking the exact same thing.... What a strange thing to do.... Unless it was pointed a alien lifeforms house and they got upset about it....

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Dansondelta47 t1_iut5i0i wrote

The aliens hacked the telescopes to hide their invasion.

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JustHumanIThink t1_iut61ty wrote

...... It is another russia.... Do you think there is like another alien race that thinks hell no we have to help them and they give us some kick ass technology? One can dream.

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syndicate45776 t1_iuuapkr wrote

could be Russia flexing and showing the west what it can do to them if it chooses to. They’ve recently been warning that they can attack our space infrastructure

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JustHumanIThink t1_iuv40k7 wrote

I saw that.... But I thought they would attack them with missiles or something in space our giant space stuff, not this... That's just weak. I mean it's not like these can spy on russian positions on the battlefield, and am pretty sure we have tech up there that can spy on their tech up there.

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syndicate45776 t1_iuv59da wrote

cyberattacks are very powerful and this could just be a warmup

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JustHumanIThink t1_iuv64bl wrote

Yea I get that I know a few people who work at our critical infrastructures, they were prepared in December of last year for increased cyberattacks. To be honest if this does lead to a war I think nations are prepared. I understand from news here that some massive attacks have already been attempted. I don't see it escalating to a point of physical war. It is something even with China, North Korea etc on russias side they could win. Because no one really wins but that's nuclear war. A normal war still devastating to all parties but not something they could win and russia have even pointed that out. But then again norad was blown up was it the west or russia? No idea was it a dam crazy move? Hell yea. But bright side renewable energy should make leaps and bounds now. Just gonna miss Internet when and if it goes sigh new to reddit and will miss it terribly. It has grown on me.

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Magicalsandwichpress t1_iutdt2c wrote

What was the actual attack? Assuming it stole data rather than denial of service.

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thePsychonautDad t1_iuttvqz wrote

Ok but... WHY?

Of all the deserving targets, why a telescope?

That's messed up and so useless...

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[deleted] t1_iutka3a wrote

What kind of people would do this??

Aliens?!oneeleven

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Osmirl t1_iuubrgw wrote

Fuck people who do shit like this. I get it that hacking is fun but damn there are alot of better targets than this.

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luisgdh t1_iuweu95 wrote

A space telescope on the Andes? Didn't know Chile was moved to space ;)

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mrmaweeks t1_iuts1hu wrote

When you stop to think about all that you could do with that data on gas and dust, well...I don't know.

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riyehn t1_iuu9tcl wrote

I'm with the hackers on this one. Big Astronomy had it coming.

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