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Ransomware Is Tip Of The Iceberg: “You Could See 90% Of Americans Die As A Result Of A Prolonged Power Outage Because The Grid Gets Hacked”

16-5-2017 < SGT Report 52 356 words
 

by Mac Slavo, SHTFPlan:


The Ransomware that began spreading across the globe on Friday is still going with more computers reportedly being affected today by new variants of the virus.


What we’ve learned is that the attack hasn’t just taken down personal computers, but core government and business networks affecting everything from health care systems and transportation in Europe, to ATM withdrawals in China.


It’s massive, to be sure. But in the grand scheme of things, up to this point, it has been a fairly minor inconvenience.


But as Joe Joseph warns in his latest news report at The Daily Sheeple, this is just the tip of the iceberg, because now that we’ve seen how quickly such an attack can spread, it’s only a matter of time before rogue groups or state-sponsored players make a direct attempt at taking down core systems that keep millions of people in America alive. As we’ve previously noted, U.S. cyber command has warned that power grids, physical infrastructure and commerce systems will be a major target of future cyber attacks, and the latest Ransomware attack utilizing NSA-created exploits proves just how serious the damage could be:


The threat of martial law has once again become very real.


If the crisis extends for any more than about a week, you can expect full-out war on the streets of America as people race to acquire the last remaining resources.


Within one year, predicts Peter Pry, nine out of ten Americans would be dead because of starvation or violence.


It may sound incredible, but if you consider the reality of our dependence on technology, a multi-week or multi-month hiccup in the system will be enough to bring the entire thing crashing down.


Even the Department of Homeland Security recently warned about the potential for devastating cyber attacks, going so far as to recommend that families need to prepare at least two weeks of food and emergency supplies because the federal government may be overwhelmed and unable to provide assistance.


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