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In that scenario, I'd be more worried about it getting onto a thumb drive ala Stuxnet than HTTP.

...or perhaps there's some interesting new vector that we haven't thought of yet that would allow it to leap that air-gap.

I don't think any of this requires a crack team of criminals breaking into an orbital spa and whispering in the ear of a mechanical head. It'll be something boring.

More like first computer worm jumping from VAX to VAX, bringing each machine to a halt in the process.



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