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Is a massive cyber attack on Eir now almost inevitable?

jetsonx · 2023-02-22 14:10:45

With telcos being hit worldwide, is a massive cyber attack on the Eir network now almost inevitable?

22-02-2023 2:10pm

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With telcos being hit worldwide, is a massive cyber attack on the Eir network now almost inevitable?

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#2 22-02-2023 2:12pm

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I imagine there are ongoing multiple attempts by criminals on the likes of Eir. And their systems have proved robust enough to repel them. Not the sort of thing they would make public.

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#3 22-02-2023 2:17pm

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Massive windows install base..check

Clueless staff who'd click on any auld thing..check

Management trying desperately to cut costs..check

Network filled with cheap Chinese backdoored hardware..check

Sys admins who don't give a fcuk coasting along till retirement..check

Only a matter of time

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#4 22-02-2023 2:33pm

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Well I only rent a landline from that lot and given that it crackles as you talk, I can't imagine a cyber attack doing much extra damage.

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#5 22-02-2023 8:22pm

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Given Eirs response times to anything else, it'd be 2029 before they actually notice anyway.

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#6 23-02-2023 12:08pm

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https://www.boards.ie/discussion/comment/120276802#Comment_120276802

😁😁😁

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