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That would be 100% the fault of the people who set them loose on such things, and such things should not be on the open Internet for tons of reasons. This just adds a new reason that pathetic security around SCADA systems is dangerous. It was already dangerous before.

If I release a wild monkey in your rare antiques shop, it’s my fault as the responsible party for the monkey.

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Well the precedent being set right now is “whoops aren’t we stinkers.” So I agree with you but it’s not how it’s playing out at all.

> If I release a wild monkey in your rare antiques shop, it’s my fault as the responsible party for the monkey.

Sounds like motivated reasoning from someone worried about having their job stolen by wild monkeys.

No, it sounds like somebody motivated by not having monkeys unleashed in a sensitive environment.

Fire up a local agent and give it total access to your computer. Holler back in a week.

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