I am fascinated by what the US blogs are calling “Climategate”.
It seems that one of the main scientific research labs behind Global warming, indeed the one whose data was one of the lynchpins proving “climate change” was occuring, manmade, and severe, had their emails hacked and put on line.
When the emails were taken off line, others who had downloaded it already promptly put it on download sites such as “the Pirate Bay” for anyone to download and view.
At first it seemed like a joke: had some student hackers dug in a found some emails and posted them as a joke to make the Climate change conference in Copenhagen look foolish? Or was it a sophisticated attempt by big bad Capitalistic corporations to destroy the global consensus?
In the last few days, new rumors have spread. It was neither. It was the Russians, according to the UKTelegraph, who did it because the UK laboratory was distorting the data from Russia, only using data from urban areas (which tend to be warmer) instead of the entire country.
From NewScientist, one scientist suggests a motive:
… by keeping the Arctic Circumpolar Seas ice-free all year round, climate change will unlock Russia’s enormous and lucrative reserves of fossil fuel. The suggestion is that Russia will welcome this effect of global warming.
So: Russia not only had the capacity to carry out the hacking job, it also has a motive, as nations rich in fossil fuels will be penalised by any post-Kyoto agreement that seeks to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, suggests Walker.
Of course, if the missing temperature data shows global warming is not occurring, why mess up a climate change conference that will destroy the economies of the affluent world?
I figure that the Climate conference is not about pollution but other agendas, including lining the pockets of third world politicians, but then I am cynical about these things, having worked in the third world half of my life.
But if this hacking was from Russia, it might wake up people to the low level cyberwarfare that is ongoing and getting more serious.
President Obama has noted the growing danger of cybercrime:
“…Cyberspace is real, and so is the risk that comes with it,” he said in May. “From now on, our digital infrastructure will be treated as a strategic asset.”
So who will guard the internet? Because a determined hacker can steal your identity, rob banks, shut down government web sites, and spy on your medical records. And criminal hackers in Russia and China are immune to ordinary prosecution.
So the real danger is not a hack job on emails, which only embarrasses shoddy science and the agenda to make a one world government.
The real danger is that the world is that so relies on computers and the internet that a solar flare that blows electronic circuits, an earthquake that cuts an underseas cable, or a computer virus could do some really nasty economic damage to the country of their choice.
Don’t believe me? Ask South Korea about the cyberattack they (and some US sites) suffered last July.
The attack took out some of South Korea’s most important websites, including those of the Blue House, the defence ministry, the national assembly, Shinhan bank, Korea Exchange bank and the top internet portal Naver….
The Associated Press reported that the White House, Pentagon and New York Stock Exchange were also targeted, but apparently deflected the electronic barrage
And I bet you weren’t even aware of the problem.
If North Korea could do that much damage, imagine what the more sophisticated Russian and Chinese hackers could do if they aimed to shut down the US or western Europe.
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Nancy Reyes is a retired physician living in the rural Philippines, which has had broad band available for two years, that is, when there isn’t an electrical brownout or international cable cut by an earthquake.
6 users commented in " Was Climategate another Cyberattack by Russia? "
Follow-up comment rss or Leave a TrackbackIf you call revealing the truth that should have always been revealed, then I’m all for cyberattacks. You can mislabel anything and some foolish, and manipulated people will follow you. Perhaps this cyberattack was more like cyberdefense because the politics were attacking the human and earth ecosystem for profit, leaving most utterly helpless and clueless.
CyberAttack to get to the truth that has been kept secret and hidden is one I’d gladly support ANY DAY.
It is pure human folly to put so much faith in electronics, that is true; however, we are indoctrinated to the belief that we NEED these things… all in the name of the almighty dollar–that fictional element that the few control with an iron fist.
Very interesting article. It is a little concerning to me on a few levels. Firstly the one you mentioned. That this global society is so dependent on a technology that is so open to attack by hackers and nature. Secondly, that Obama said “From now on, our digital infrastructure will be treated as a strategic asset.”
I like Obama as much as I can like anyone who reaches the higher echelon of a machinery that wants to move for a new world order. Meaning they want absolute power. (‘power corrupts and absolute power corrupts’ absolutely as a wise man said)
But when the American govt starts talking like this you tend to see peoples rights being replaced by the Govts. rights.
I think soon censorship will not just be an issue for those in China but for Americans, Australians and others will follow; therefor undermining what would have become the global consciousness of cyberspace and possibly the worlds only real chance at world peace through true understanding of others.
How would a hacker have known the University of East Anglia had manipulated climate data?
And where to get the emails to prove it?
It was an inside job – by someone who knew the global warming data was being made up and who was responsible.
They also knew about the climate researchers’ decade-long history of using the peer review system to destroy those who disagreed with the global warming hypothesis.
An inside job by someone disgusted with the scientists playing politics – and lying in the process.
Although I may agree with you… If you put your opinions about “the climate crisis” and “the agenda for a one world government”, etc… aside for a moment…
The basic topic is cyber attacks. They are dangerous! Even if you may believe the ends justified the means, it’s scary. Our lives are becoming more and more dependent on this internet every single day… It’s become a necessity of modern life. No longer is it just a luxury, or an optional thing. Our LIVES run on it!
Cybercrime, cyber attacks, cyber terrorism, etc. are new realities, and can be used to promote (or destroy) almost any agenda. I think THAT is the main point…
Many speculated that it was an inside job, a whistle-blower who leaked the emails. I’m glad that Rep. Senators are calling on Obama to investigate CRU and the claim that global warming caused by man. It seems climategate is getting bigger and bigger by the day, the may explain why Gore really want to push Copenhagen to get a deal so that cap and trade can make him and his buddies billionaires while we, the earth population, are forced to pay taxes simply because we exhale CO2.
Heads Up – Leaders!
Tonight December 17/2009 Lord Moncton – Ex Aid to Margarret Thatcher stated that tonight and tomorrow at the 11th Hour, these UN, IMF, Elitist World Central Bank members will gather these leaaders, Presidents, Prime Ministers and Enviroment Ministers and tell them they need to set down something at this Summit and so the Con-Men ( UN REPS, Globalists ) will ask them to sign a subordinate contract, probably called, “Institutional Frame Work”, which really will be a Treaty contract just as bad as having signed the Copenhagen Treaty. wherby each of the leaders from the individual countries who sign it may: Sign away their Countriy’s Sovereignty!
President Obama will be putting big pressure on Country Leaders to sign this trick form as well!
Do not sign this Bait and Switch Document if you wish to retain your Country’s Sovereignty!
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