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SAM359 USAF C-40B State Dept AC (tail# 01-0041) ws from JBA
BOXER42 USAF C-40C wn
62-3543 USAF KC-135 tanker in the Not AF1 Joe is still at Camp David position
Schedule says Joe back at WH at 8:35pm EST
https://factba.se/biden/calendar
02-5001 USAFSOC C-32B departed Valdosta, GA after a ground stop ne-inbound from Eglin AFB
Colonial Hackers Stole Data Thursday Ahead of Pipeline Shutdown
The hackers who caused Colonial Pipeline to shut down the biggest U.S. gasoline pipeline on Friday began their blitz against the company a day earlier, stealing a large amount of data before locking computers with ransomware and demanding payment, according to people familiar with the matter.
The intruders, who are part of a cybercrime gang called DarkSide, took nearly 100 gigabytes of data out of the Alpharetta, Georgia-based company’s network in just two hours on Thursday, two people involved in Colonial’s investigation said.
The move was part of a double-extortion scheme that is one of the group’s hallmarks. Colonial was threatened that the stolen data would be leaked to the internet while the information that was encrypted by the hackers on computers inside the network would remain locked unless it paid a ransom, said the people, who asked not to be identified because the information isn’t public.
The company didn’t immediately respond to requests to comment on the investigation. It said earlier that it “proactively took certain systems offline to contain the threat, which has temporarily halted all pipeline operations, and affected some of our IT systems.”
Colonial’s decision late Friday to shut down a pipeline that is the main source of gasoline, diesel and jet fuel for the East Coast, without saying when it would reopen, represents a dangerous new escalation in the fight against ransomware, which President Joe Biden’s administration has identified as a priority. It’s not clear how much money the attackers demanded or whether Colonial has paid. Ransomware demands can range from several hundred dollars to millions of dollars in cryptocurrency. Many companies pay, often facilitated by their insurers.
AXA SA, one of Europe’s top insurance companies, said this week that it would break with that trend and stop offering policies in France that reimburse customers for payments made to ransomware hackers, which could be the first in the industry, the Associated Press reported.
Cyber-attacks have disrupted the operations of other energy assets in the U.S. in recent years. Earlier this year, the Department of Homeland Security revealed that an attack brought down an unnamed natural gas compressor facility for two days. In April 2018, several natural gas pipeline operators had service interruptions because of the hack of a third-party provider whose technology enables electronic communications between the entities.
The theft of Colonial’s data, coupled with the detonation of ransomware on the company’s computers, highlights the leverage that hackers often have over their victims in these kinds of cases. The company said FireEye Inc.’s Mandiant digital forensics division is assisting with the investigation.
The White House said that Biden was briefed on the incident Saturday morning.
https://www.bnnbloomberg.ca/colonial-hackers-stole-data-thursday-ahead-of-pipeline-shutdown-1.1601037
Dogecoin loses third of price after Elon Musk calls it a 'hustle' on 'SNL'
Dogecoin lost more than a third of its price on Sunday, after Tesla chief and cryptocurrency supporter Elon Musk called it a 'hustle' during his guest-host spot here on the "Saturday Night Live" comedy sketch TV show. Dogecoin was quoted as low as $0.416 on crypto exchange Binance here, down 36% from levels around $0.65 before the show.
The billionaire Tesla Inc chief executive hosted the SNL show at 11:30 p.m. EDT on Saturday (0330 GMT on Sunday).
Cryptocurrency enthusiasts had for days been eager to see what he would say, after his tweets this year turned the once-obscure digital currency, which began as a social media joke, into a speculator’s dream. Asked ‘what is dogecoin’, Musk replied, “It’s the future of currency. It’s an unstoppable financial vehicle that’s going to take over the world.” When a show cast member Michael Che countered, “So, it’s a hustle?”, Musk replied, “Yeah, it’s a hustle,” and laughed.
Musk is the rare business mogul to have been asked to host the venerable comedy TV show. His appearance on the iconic late night show puts Musk back in the spotlight just as Tesla’s stock is losing steam following last year’s monster rally.
The unconventional CEO has posted numerous comments about cryptocurrencies on Twitter and criticized regular cash for having negative real interest rates.
“Only a fool wouldn’t look elsewhere,” he said in February.
His cryptic tweets “Doge” and “Dogecoin is the people’s crypto” that month kicked off a rally in dogecoin - created as a parody on the more mainstream bitcoin and ethereum. On Thursday, Musk tweeted: “Cryptocurrency is promising, but please invest with caution!” with a video clip attached in which he said, “it should be considered speculation at this point.” But he also said, in the video, that cryptocurrency has a “good chance” of becoming what he called “the future currency of the Earth.”
Some financial commentators questioned whether it was responsible for Musk to comment on the cryptocurrency, given he has the power to move its price.
https://www.reuters.com/article/crypto-currency-musk/update-1-dogecoin-loses-third-of-price-after-elon-musk-calls-it-a-hustle-on-snl-idUSL1N2MW08W
https://coinmarketcap.com/currencies/dogecoin/
Probably sold his stake in the last week-or most of it
Hungarian AF HUAF589 Dassault Falcon 7X on final at Dulles Int'l-inbound from Kecskemet AB Hungary
02-5001 USAFSOC C-32B departed southern MD after a ground stop
62-3534 USAF KC-135 tanker back to McGuire AFB after Camp David dooty
BOXER42 USAF C-40C on ground at Portland Int'l Airport from JBA depart
SAM349 USAF C-40B State Dept AC on final at Monterey Regional Airport from JBA depart
Columbian AF FAC125 Embraer E35L on descent for JBA from Bogota Int'l Airport depart
morning!
NFW mang
had a similar experience with an ex-boss who was same.
will never get into a small plane ever again unless conditions right and pilot skilled
Had to 'impress' us plebs with flying skillz.
Was a mess...a 45 minute flight took 3 hours and almost ran out of fuel.
kek
thankfully no.
Ego got in way of preparation and I should have never boarded but also that woulda been the end of muh job.
The things we do sometimes.
kek
don't doubt that at all.
G-pa was pilot for AA back in the day.
Screwed up moving a plane on ground and then wasn't a pilot any longer and took a different job.
never got the real, complete story from the family so who knows wut they actually did
*pushback not taxi
you are right
I'll never get those stories as I don't talk to any of 'em at this point
they made that choice