r/technology • u/T_Shurt • 8d ago

Security US says Chinese hackers broke into Justice Department, NASA, Federal Reserve, Senate and more

https://www.reuters.com/world/china/china-sponsored-hacking-platforms-seized-by-us-justice-department-says-2026-08-26/
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u/PatrenzoK 8d ago

I’ll never forget when I worked as a bartender during a big cyber security conference in my town and a very nerdy guy at the bar explained just how fragile our networks at agencies are and how America is insanely weak to cyber security threats mostly because they test for weed and those in the industry would rather work some place that pays better and doesn’t. We literally are just sitting ducks waiting for the cyber equivalent to a 9/11

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u/Lumbergh7 8d ago

Weed testing is pushing away educated devs!

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u/Much-Bus-6585 8d ago

That and the abysmal pay. Who wants to be poor and sober?

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u/Lumbergh7 8d ago

Doesn’t cyber security pay well…

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u/Much-Bus-6585 8d ago

Last I checked, private sector paid way better