Paul Sutton @zleap@social.cleverlibre.org

'Police said cables in a railway signal box at Ashfield were allegedly cut and equipment damaged, affecting signalling equipment across the network.

'Burwood Local Court heard both men had been sleeping rough next to a relay room where signalling equipment was damaged...

'According to the accused men, the relay room was unlocked and the door was sometimes left open.

'The result of the damage was tens of thousands of people being stranded...'

Don't need to hack with a computer when you can do so with physical tools and the target literally leaves the door unlocked.

While this looks like a crime by opportunists who most likely had no idea about the criticality of that equipment to the entire network, it goes to show how lax protective security is never a good idea for any OT setup, especially CNI.

Just imagine if the two alleged saboteurs were agents of a foreign power which had mapped out the critical vulnerabilities for the suburban rail network and knew what they were doing.
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-08-17/two-charged-sydney-trains-vandalism-delays-matildas-luke-comb/102739450

Patrick Mahomes still cheering on Royals in tough season: ‘You’ve got to get momentum’ https://www.kansascity.com/sports/nfl/kansas-city-chiefs/article278309428.html

Dig begins for German soldiers executed by French Resistance https://www.rawstory.com/dig-begins-for-german-soldiers-executed-by-french-resistance/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

The entire city of #Yellowknife is being evacuated. This is unprecedented and terrifying.

And thousands of citizens aren’t aware because Meta continues to block news in the country.

This is what happens when citizens are convinced to use an American multinational corporation as their community’s primary communications channel — a corporation that couldn’t give two shits about anything except its “fiduciary duty” to shareholders.

https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/north/nwt-wildfire-emergency-update-august-16-1.6938756

'The ocean saved my life': how one Hawaii survivor escaped the flames | AFP #shorts #hawaii https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5wzT8CcXLiI&utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon #worldnews #afp

Read why "Web Environment Integrity" is terrible, and why we must vocally oppose it now. Google's latest maneuver, if we don't act to stop it, threatens our freedom to explore the Internet with browsers of our choice: https://u.fsf.org/40a #EndDRM #Enshittification #Google #WebStandards

What do the right to repair movement, web browser privacy, and a volunteer rescue response to an earthquake have in common? They are all topics covered in our latest FSF Bulletin. Check it out at https://magazine.fsf.org/2023-spring/ #WorkingTogether

If Trump sent an armed mob into a CVS instead of the Capitol, he'd have been in a SuperMax since January 6th.

Saddened to hear today of the death of Renata Scotto at the age of 89, here singing Isabelle's Robert, toi que j'aime from Meyerbeer's Robert le diable.

One of the great sopranos of the late 20th century. RIP

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JBu88xA7k6U

@classicalmusic #Scotto #Meyerbeer

DEADBEAT: Trump never paid his co-conspirators https://occupydemocrats.com/2023/08/16/deadbeat-trump-never-paid-his-co-conspirators/?utm_source=dlvr.it&utm_medium=mastodon

Musk has been testing journalism's tolerance for BS and bullying for a long time now. He discovered years ago that the press will routinely publish his lies.

Since taking over Twitter, he's learned that the press, with a very few honorable exceptions, responds to his bullying and contempt with mild protests and ongoing support of his vile platform.

He's disgusting in so many ways, but he's not stupid.

I like to yell "LET'S FUCKING DO THIS" as I enter my car, so my neighbors think I'm going somewhere way more exciting than the grocery store.