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This reminds me of the story that the media ran hard on for "...hackers launched a cyber attack against a water facility in central Illinois." More and more te
by digitalboss 15y ago
This reminds me of the story that the media ran hard on for "...hackers launched a cyber attack against a water facility in central Illinois."
More and more tech sites now are turning into these media engines that just want pageviews, their spinning a small story with very little facts into a Fox type news story, it's very sad to see, and will continue to happen, so they can be bought by the AOLs of the world.
The Russian hack never happened
http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/59984-the-russian-hack-never-happened http://www.tgdaily.com/security-features/59984-the-russian-h...
- marshray 15y agoThe water pump story was primarily an elaborate screwup. This story has some very interesting reality under it and the details are still being uncovered.
- digitalboss 15y agoI agree with you, but with so little facts up front, and with seeing the story was so twisted in the media, it's just the reality of how things happen in today's world. Buckle up and hold on, innocent later.
- rmc 15y agoOne way to stop this is for us consumers of news to start getting more skeptical and rational. We should not gossip, we should look into stories before posting them to Facebook or upcoming them on HN.