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As a library community, we are seeing other cyber attacks—for instance the British Library, Seattle Public Library, Toronto Public Library, and now Calgary Public Library. We hope these attacks are not indicative of a trend.
Ummm…that’s the definition of a trend.
I think they mean in the sense that this is something coordinated against libraries in general.
It absolutely is. This is a continuation of conservatisms culture war on truth and intellectualism.
I am pretty sure that the attacks on libraries will intensify , but by state backed actors and organized crime mostly, I think? Its going to be rare for a group, driven by beliefs, to have the talent or resources to do much harm. While I think those few that can, often have beliefs that prevent the destruction of public resources such as libraries.
The war against woke and books usually attracts second rate, lazy people who could not code or hack out of a wet paper bag. And while an ideologue who is wealthy can certainly pay for such services, they usually don’t for some reason? Why? I have no clue and hope this continues.
I don’t know about organized crime. I don’t see how they would profit from doing this to a library. It’s not like they’re wealthy organizations. They’re constantly desperate for funding.
They profit from whoever is paying them.
The national uk library was hit with a ransomeware they did not pay, could not pay https://www.securityweek.com/details-and-lessons-learned-from-the-ransomware-attack-on-the-british-library/
I think this is a time of exploration for both sides
There’s conservative hacker groups out there? I always thought someone who was smart enough to be a hacker would also be smart enough to see through their bullshit beliefs. But I also know some people who are very smart in one thing and absolute morons when it comes to everything else so idk.
Or maybe anarchist hacker groups paid by conservatives?
Or just Russians or Chinese or Iranian hackers working to bring down Western systems.
Very likely, but I think it’s correct of them to not come right out and say that without direct evidence. And I would not be at all surprised if they’re trying very hard to find that evidence.