Social Security & Medicare

ailsagirl

(24,179 posts) Wed Apr 9, 2025, 02:18 PM Apr 9

What I just came upon re Social Security

Deliberately installed untested software. Panic ensues. 🤬

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What I just came upon re Social Security (Original Post) ailsagirl Apr 9 OP

Deliberately installed poorly disguised spyware, more like. pnwest Apr 9 #1

Yup! You are exactly right. Quakerfriend Apr 9 #3

He's changing the code. gab13by13 Apr 9 #2

This latest assault smacks of desperation. ailsagirl Apr 9 #5

Installing untested crap on a critical production system? NO SANE IT PERSON WOULD DO THAT! CousinIT Apr 9 #4

You mentioned "sanity" ailsagirl Apr 9 #6

Their motto is move fast and break things...nt mitch96 Apr 9 #7

It's likely written in Cobol language. 25 years ago the state I live in couldn't find Cobol programmers. usaf-vet Apr 9 #8

I have recently heard that COBOL has, in a way, protected the huge federal systems from more frequent and successful liberalla Apr 10 #9

Wow, a great story. 88 was just about in the same time frame that my post is referring to--the entire state's schools. usaf-vet Apr 10 #10

pnwest

(3,387 posts)

1. Deliberately installed poorly disguised spyware, more like.

Reply to ailsagirl (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 02:21 PM

Apr 9

Which is what they've done at every agency they've visited, I'd bet the farm.

Quakerfriend

(5,838 posts)

3. Yup! You are exactly right.

Reply to pnwest (Reply #1)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 02:34 PM

Apr 9

I have not been able to access my account since 4/6.

gab13by13

(28,255 posts)

2. He's changing the code.

Reply to ailsagirl (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 02:24 PM

Apr 9

I was told that we needed to pass the CR to save Social Security, when the exact opposite happened. Passing the CR gave Congressional powers to Musk/Krasnov.

ailsagirl

(24,179 posts)

5. This latest assault smacks of desperation.

Reply to gab13by13 (Reply #2)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 02:52 PM

Apr 9

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Things aren't going too well for the Enemy

CousinIT

(11,407 posts)

4. Installing untested crap on a critical production system? NO SANE IT PERSON WOULD DO THAT!

Reply to ailsagirl (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 02:47 PM

Apr 9

And like others have posted here, I suspect at least part of their crap is undetectable backdoors funneling money to Musk, Theil, etc, out of the trust fund.

ailsagirl

(24,179 posts)

6. You mentioned "sanity"

Reply to CousinIT (Reply #4)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 02:55 PM

Apr 9

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There is precious little, if any, on their part.

mitch96

(15,221 posts)

7. Their motto is move fast and break things...nt

Reply to ailsagirl (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 09:23 PM

Apr 9

usaf-vet

(7,520 posts)

8. It's likely written in Cobol language. 25 years ago the state I live in couldn't find Cobol programmers.

Reply to ailsagirl (Original post)

Wed Apr 9, 2025, 09:29 PM

Apr 9

Read this true story about COBOL

https://www.democraticunderground.com/13242860

liberalla

(10,502 posts)

9. I have recently heard that COBOL has, in a way, protected the huge federal systems from more frequent and successful

Reply to usaf-vet (Reply #8)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 01:13 AM

Apr 10

hacking. Two Cobol courses were required when I started back to school for computer science in 88. We all hated it, but it was the first language I learned because they were required. Anyway, I rather enjoyed the idea that those old systems are too much for today's hackers!
Thanks for that link.

usaf-vet

(7,520 posts)

10. Wow, a great story. 88 was just about in the same time frame that my post is referring to--the entire state's schools.

Reply to liberalla (Reply #9)

Thu Apr 10, 2025, 09:08 AM

Apr 10

.... accounting system was written in COBOL at the time.

If you read my long history post, it indicated that Social Security was written in COBOL (at least some parts)

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