By Daniel Jennings – Off The Grid News Failure of the electrical grid can lead to far more than just inconvenience and a loss of the lights. History has proven that loss of electricity and the amenities it provides can lead to civil unrest, including riots. Attacks on the infrastructure that provides our homes and…
By Mac Slavo – SHTFplan.com The threat of a large-scale terrorist attack caused by chemical, biological, radiological or nuclear weapons of mass destruction has been at the forefront of investigations in recent months, so much so that in March the White House issued a warning highlighting the four most likely scenarios for a nuclear attack on U.S. soil. Following…
By Daniel Jennings – Off The Grid News Apple CEO Tim Cook thinks that hackers could use a smartphone to bring down the electric grid. Cook made the admission during a wide-ranging interview with Time in which he defended the company’s stance on encryption and its opposition to an FBI request to unlock a terrorist’s smartphone.…
Image source: Pixabay.com By Daniel Jennings – Off The Grid News ISIS could be in the middle of trying to take down the Internet – and it may have tried doing so last year. According to International Business Times, a major attack took place late last year on 13 root name servers – considered the…
By Mac Slavo – SHTFplan.com “You shouldn’t be able to do this.” But you can. It may be one of the most dangerous flaws in technology to date. It seems that the smart devices in store for the future under a smart grid pose some pretty serious security flaws – and could pose a risk…
By J. D. Heyes – Natural News (NaturalNews) In his 2010 book, Cyber War, Richard Clarke — a national security expert for several presidential administrations and the nation’s first cyber security czar — warned that the country’s Internet-based, electronically controlled infrastructure was at risk. He said then that both state and non-state actors had developed the…
By Daniel Jennings – Off The Grid News The power grid upon which Americans depend for nearly every aspect of life is attacked once every four days, an investigative report from the nation’s largest newspaper chain revealed. Gannett and USA Today reporters analyzed federal energy records and found that a cyber or physical attack takes…
By J. D. Heyes – Natural News (NaturalNews) Tens of millions of Americans face years of loss of electrical power if major solar storms ramp up in the future, sending electromagnetic pulses that will destroy grids and infrastructure, according to an internal two-year-old Department of Homeland Security document. As reported by the Washington Free Beacon,…
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