Since when did web servers share resources with the rest of the bank networks?<br><br>So a bank turns off its online banking system for a few hours for "maintenance", this isn't the end of the world!<br><br><div>
<span class="gmail_quote">On 12/4/06, <b class="gmail_sendername">TheGesus</b> <<a href="mailto:thegesus@gmail.com">thegesus@gmail.com</a>> wrote:</span><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
On 12/3/06, Dave No, not that one Korn <<a href="mailto:davek_throwaway@hotmail.com">davek_throwaway@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>> TheGesus wrote:<br>><br>> > More and more people are hearing the recommendation to "withdraw a
<br>> > little extra cash out of the banks" to prepare for cyber attacks. If<br>> > as many as 1.32% of bank depositors take their advice and withdraw all<br>> > their money, the banks will close their doors.
<br>> ><br>> > Al Qaeda threatens to disrupt the electronic bank payments system.<br>><br>> And YOU'RE MAKING IT HAPPEN! DUH!<br>><br>> > This system contributes about 90% of the US money supply. Without it,
<br>> > 10% of the money supply (the cash & coin) must take over the work of<br>> > the other 90%.<br>> ><br>> > Conclusion: Withdraw and stockpile some cash now. Shoot for at least<br>> > three months' cash requirements. Don't wait. Start now.
<br>><br>> AQ don't intend to "attack the banking system". They plan to get<br>> paranoids, suckers, and conspiracy-theorists like you to do their dirty work<br>> for them. They just need to spread a rumour and then sit back and watch as
<br>> all you "loyal patriots" trash your own country out of fear and cowardice.<br>><br>> ObTopic: Sounds like a social engineering attack to me; attempting to<br>> manipulate the users of a service into acting as an implicit ddos against
<br>> it.<br>><br>> cheers,<br>> DaveK<br>> --<br>> Can't think of a witty .sigline today....<br>><br>><br>><br>> _______________________________________________<br>> Full-Disclosure - We believe in it.
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</a><br>><br><br>I was only quoting (with a little creative editing) the late(?),<br>great(?) Paul Milne of Y2K disaster fame.<br><br>There's a goldmine in there...<br><br><a href="http://groups.google.com/groups/search?lr=&safe=off&num=10&q=bank+panic+author%3Apaul+milne&safe=off&qt_s=Search">
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