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To think financial 'Cybergeddon' is likely at some point

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cremmatoryum · 10/10/2021 09:58

Imagine you wake up one day and all the world's major banks have been simultaneously hacked - everyone's financial records (personal and business) are wiped or held to ransom. Aibu to think this is almost inevitably likely to happen one day in the not too distant future?

I don't worry about it excessively, or do anything about it - perhaps some people print out bank statements etc in case they ever need to prove what was in their accounts, but I suspect that a paper statement would be pretty useless in the chaos that would ensue.

Just wondering if other people muse on this too? There have been movies/books set in post-cybergeddon futures, so people do think about it, but if (when?) it happens we'll all be pointing fingers at governments and banks for not being better prepared.

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gardeninggirl68 · 10/10/2021 12:35

Is martial law a thing then? I thought it was only in American 'end of the world' type films!

scarpa · 10/10/2021 21:41

[quote ShoesEverywhere]You should absolutely listen to this episode of Darknet Diaries. It's not favourite crime/cyber security podcast and it's always absolutely riveting - this one is about a robbery of millions of pounds from a bank.

darknetdiaries.com/episode/72/[/quote]
immediately adds to podcast list

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