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The Wayne ([personal profile] thewayne) wrote2012-01-08 11:34 am
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Israel vows to retaliate after credit cards are hacked

This was a statement from the Israeli deputy foreign minister. The BBC lead-in: "Israel has said it will respond to cyber-attacks in the same way it responds to violent "terrorist" acts after the credit card details of thousands of its citizens were published online."

This was not a terrorist event, this was not an attack against Israel, this was weak security by whatever bank held these cards. Yeah, I'm sure this will end well.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-middle-east-16456100
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[personal profile] silveradept 2012-01-08 06:55 pm (UTC)(link)
This sounds a lot like the smallest guy in the room making the loudest noise and claiming he's going to frak everyone up.

[identity profile] thewayne.livejournal.com 2012-01-08 07:35 pm (UTC)(link)
Problem is that the nation state of Israel has a history of frakking people up. I'm curious how long this particular deputy foreign minister is going to stay in his current position.
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[personal profile] silveradept 2012-01-08 08:23 pm (UTC)(link)
From the one person I know on the blogroll there, it sounds like such bellicosity would guarantee them to stay in the position, rather than have them moved or removed from it.

[identity profile] thewayne.livejournal.com 2012-01-08 09:45 pm (UTC)(link)
Unfortunately that is a distinct possibility.
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