Who here on DU think that the disruption of pipeline on the east coast has someone else involved?

[imanamerican63]

Like that “former guy”? He has his connections to Russia and I am betting that he will start ranting about the HUGE gasoline shortage that happened under Biden very soon!

Asking for a friend ?

[PortTack]

1. Agree.. if it's russian, it's meant to hurt Biden

The qgop are struggling to get any criticisms to stick when it comes to Biden. Ppl always blame the president over rising gas prices, so I’m sure they thought it was worth a try

[hedda_foil]

4. And it's Russian, sooo....

Whether fg is involved directly or not, Putin has a huge investment in getting him back in the driver's seat.

[blm]

2. ✔️

[AllaN01Bear]

3. internal sirens going off here , cant put a finger but the usual suspects .

[Kaleva]

5. I'm unaware of evidence that suggests former guy being smart enough to do something like that

[spanone]

11. ...but his putin pal is!

[StClone]

6. It was not a good idea

Punishment for Russia is sure to get worse for protecting, fostering, and by benefiting for these extortion attacks. If you notice the perps are trying be apologetic about the affair seemingly Putin realized the overreach and its likely reaction.

[PoliticAverse]

7. Goldstein/Snowball/Russia/Trump isn't behind every bad thing that happens...

despite what some would want to believe.

[Sneederbunk]

8. Like the petroleum industry itself?

Follow the money.

[GemDigger]

12. That was my thought.

They lost plenty of money last year with covid and it would be a way to raise prices and keep them there.

[herding cats]

22. The pipeline is losing money

It's a huge loss for the providers involved.

They were ransomed. It happened. We need to open our minds to the new reality of things transpiring. The world is changing before our eyes. What we thought was normal has changed.

We can't just rest on our heels and blame the knee jerk the blah. Shit is actually going to start happening now and we're going to have to learn to be receptive to in the future. Which is changing before our eyes.

[Maru Kitteh]

9. Oh gods. Not everything is conspiracy.

[WHITT]

10. No Conspiracy

but it was weird that DarkSide released a statement yesterday, distancing themselves from the motive, claiming they were just providing a service.

[Kingofalldems]

18. You know that?

[WHITT]

20. Know What?

That DarkSide released a statement?

"We are apolitical, we do not participate in geopolitics, do not need to tie us with a defined goverment and look for other our motives.

Our goal is to make money, and not creating problems for society. From today we introduce moderation and check each company that our partners want to encrypt to avoid social consequences in the future." - DarkSide gang.

[link:https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/darkside-ransomware-will-now-vet-targets-after-pipeline-cyberattack/|

[SheltieLover]

13. Absofuckingloutely!

Shitbag putin needs to be put in his place!

[PoindexterOglethorpe]

14. He's not bright enough to do anything like that.

Plus, I thought there was some kind of random hacking involved. There are a lot of people out there happy to mess with computerized things any way they can, just for fun.

I've read lots of times that such people frequently target schools, hospitals, and even police departments.

[Tomconroy]

15. I don't think it was Trump.

With luck it will get straightened out by the weekend and be forgotten.

[stillcool]

16. a real whodunnit.

seems like everything has been getting hacked for a while now. Place is falling apart, making it so easy.

[TwilightZone]

17. Nope.

This is what ransomware groups do. It's nothing new. The only difference is the scope of the target.

[rampartc]

19. someone else?

the oil companies jacking up their prices is enough.

[herding cats]

21. How? It's not a government entity and it's losing money.

Seriously, how could he be involved? Beyond not slapping Russia down while in office, what else? His policies were weak, but beyond not being strong against such hacks/ransomware how could he have caused this?

Honest question. I don't get this angle. Yes, these types of attacks were a threat, as they have been for years. Yes, his administration turned a blind eye. How is that applicable when a private entity didn't tend their own business?