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Kim Zetter
zetter.substack.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2021
Kim Zetter is a security journalist who reports on hacking, ransomware, state surveillance, and cyberattacks.
What HN saysHN links it for reporting on incidents like the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack; the one comment given offers speculation about why Colonial shut down.
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bostik · 2021-05-14
The truly cynical take is that they managed to take down Colonial's billing. In response, Colonial shut down the pipeline - because obviously delivering oil without getting paid is out of the question.
Yes, it's guesswork and pretty extreme conjecture but it has just the right amount of coldheartedness to it: https://zetter.substack.com/p/biden-declares-state-of-emergency