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Hey Loonie, nothing to say about the $83k security breach? On Terra CAnadiana no less!!!

Hacker with access to Canadian ISP stole $83K in bitcoins: researchers by The Canadian Press | Story: 120774 - Aug 11, 2014 / 2:32 pm A hacker with access to a Canadian Internet provider hijacked net traffic from large foreign networks to steal more than US$83,000 in virtual currency over a four-month period, a cyber security company said Monday. Researchers with the U.S.-based Dell SecureWorks said the hacker's attack started last February and stopped in May, after the Canadian Internet service provider (ISP) was notified. Joe Stewart, director of malware research at SecureWorks, said the hacker targeted firms that hosted servers generating virtual currencies such as Bitcoin — including Amazon in the U.S. and OVH in France — and redirected some activity. "We were able to track the origins to a Canadian ISP," he told The Canadian Press from Las Vegas, where he was attending a computer security conference. "Someone had access to a router at that ISP. It had to be someone who managed to hack into that router and gained administrative rights, or someone who already had access." Stewart said the hacker likely works alone, and could be a former or then-current employee of the ISP. Pat Litke, another security researcher at SecureWorks, said the firm is "fairly confident" the attacks came from Canada, but the hacker may be based elsewhere. "To execute the cyberattack, you literally can be anywhere in the world, as long as you have privileged access," he said. According to SecureWorks, a total of 51 networks from 19 other ISPs were "compromised" in the attack, which also netted the hacker a few dollars in another virtual currency, Dogecoin. Bitcoins are produced through using programs to solve complex algorithms — dubbed "mining" — a process which also validates the currency's transactions. Stewart said he noticed the hacking in March when he realized his personal mining — done through one of the affected servers — had been hijacked, and notified the Canadian ISP in May, after which the "malicious activity" stopped. SecureWorks did not go to the authorities, and it is not immediately known what further steps the ISP has taken. A spokeswoman for SecurityWorks said the Canadian ISP will not be publicly identified, as is company policy. Anthony Di Iorio, executive director of the Bitcoin Alliance of Canada, said those affected will likely never recover their bitcoins from the hacker. "He's pretty good at covering his tracks," Di Iorio said. "The chance of prosecution is very low." He added that the incident indicates an issue with cyber crime in general, though not necessarily Bitcoin itself. "This was a security flaw with third-party services," he said. "People use cash every day and lose cash. There's nothing you're going to be able to do to get it back." South of the border, federal regulators warned consumers Monday about the risks of using virtual currencies. The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau issued an advisory warning, saying the currencies are not backed by the government, have volatile exchanges rates and are targeted by hackers and scammers. And unlike bank accounts, Bitcoin-based deposits are not federally insured.

Too funny. You are going to get Throat-punched by life. Please keep us posted on your progress.

I'm sorry but this makes zero sense to me. Blue Collar work ethic? lol Hey, I agree, most of these snotty self entitled 20 somethings don't deserve much of what they think they do but, on the other hand, if you shoot for the stars what is the worst that can happen? You end up at a 30-40k/yr job. So why not go for 60 or 70k? That's always been my approach and it has served me well. In life, the real risk is in taking no risk at all, because then you have nothing to gain. If you are at a shitty dead end job, you have to realize that the worst that can happen is that you'll end up at a shitty dead end job, which is where you started, so go for it. Demand what you think you are worth and you might be surprised at what will happen.

Regardless of how you feel about the op, he does bring up some interesting points re salaries/expectations. The majority of posters here laughing at his expectations shows me that they simply lack the confidence to achieve and ability to visualize a 6 figure income. Granted, working for someone else is usually not the way to get there but the first step is being able to imagine it. Cliche but true. In my experience, being unwilling to settle for less will either get you what you want, or send you down the road to newer opportunities where you can achieve what you want. It's all do-able, if you can envision it. Also, there are an infinite number of ways to achieve something like 100k/yr. Unfortunatley, getting a 9-5er usually isn't one of them. It may be part of the equation, depends on your drive and your brain power and your risk tolerance. Multiple income streams is where it's at for regular joes. So laugh it up, because telling yourself something is impossible is a sure fire way to make it impossible. True story.