Chapter 41: The Situation Is Getting Serious

  James was somewhat embarrassed at this moment. Before the meeting, he had been paying attention to the server matters. He knew everything about the whole thing. What he did not expect was that the hacker who controlled the server would be so powerful. He didn't know what the guy had done to the server. Ninety-one computers couldn't modify the core program, which was unscientific. They had the core code in their hands, how could they not change the programs of these computers?

  James had no idea that this was caused by the "乾坤大挪移" software. The original intention of Feng Xiaotian in developing this software was to deal with any possible hacker invasion. The working principle of this software is to transfer all access data to another computer, and the data itself does not pass through the computer. How can you modify the core program of the computer?

  Facing the inquiry of Commander Liche, James replied stiffly: "So far... we have only recovered four computers from the server, and the remaining 96 are still not under our control. Among these 96 computers, two were infected with a virus and are being reinstalled, three have been completely captured by hackers, and the other 91... although we've tried many methods, so far we haven't achieved any results..."

  "What?! How is this possible? Didn't you say we had the core code of the server? How could something like this happen?"

  Lai Che heard this and immediately became unsettled. Although he only had a superficial understanding of computer technology, he also knew about the absolute authority of core code - any computer with core code could have absolute control over it. But now, the situation that appeared overturned this iron law - what was going on?

  James frowned and said: "We are still analyzing the specific situation... It is possible that these computers have contracted some unknown virus..."

  Just as James was saying this, his assistant rushed to his side with a tense expression and whispered something in his ear. James's face changed upon hearing the words, and he exclaimed in shock and anger: "Is there still such a thing?!"

  "What happened?"

  "Sir, our local area network has already collapsed with multiple computers crashing. According to the report from our network security personnel, two groups of hackers are engaging in fierce battles within our network, causing the collapse of our computers. I must take care of this matter personally, you know that once all our computers crash, we will lose control over the sky and become blind!"

  Lai Che nodded immediately and said: "You go quickly, if there's any new news, send someone to inform me at the first time!"

  Due to the urgency of the situation, James didn't even bother with the usual pleasantries between superiors and subordinates. He simply nodded and walked out of the conference room without looking back. His face was filled with indignation all the way, it was clear that James had been thoroughly enraged by the hacker. From the moment the server was breached to now, when the hacker had run all the way to the North American Aerospace Defense Command for a showdown, he had felt stifled. As the head of security at NORAD, didn't this just prove that he was incompetent?

  James had made up his mind that no matter what, he couldn't let these arrogant guys get away! He must make them pay the price!

  When James stormed into the monitoring center, it had already become a mess. Many staff members were standing still, venting their dissatisfaction. The computers in front of them had all crashed, and some security personnel were helping to reinstall the system. When they saw James leading people in, the noise in the hall subsided a bit.

  James didn't say a word to anyone, he walked straight into the security center, this was his stronghold and also where the supercomputer "Fortress" was located. When James entered the security center, many computer experts were busy working away, not one of them stood up to greet him. James wasn't bothered by this, he knew it wasn't that these people didn't respect him, but because everyone's work couldn't afford any carelessness.

  James walked up to a young man wearing glasses and said in a low voice, "Robert, how's the situation?"

  "Robert typed quickly on the keyboard and said without looking back, 'Boss, our people are chasing those three hackers, but we haven't achieved any results yet.'"

  James heard this and said in surprise: "What? How is that possible? You are all masters, how come you haven't even caught one person until now?"

  "Boss, these three are top-notch experts. Although we're not weak either, there's still a gap between us and them. Moreover, I found something very interesting..."

  Robert stopped his work abruptly and turned to James, his face serious: "Boss, I've found Satan and Angel, they're two of the three hackers."

  James's face changed upon hearing this, and it was clear that he understood Satan and the angel. He asked in a shocked tone, "What are they doing? Are they trying to break through our defense system?"

  Robert shook his head and said, "That's not it. As top-notch hackers, they should know the taboos of hacking. I think they entered our local network with another purpose - through our observation, we found that they are attacking another person. Apparently, their target is just this hacker, and has nothing to do with us."

  James felt slightly relieved when he heard this, as Satan and Angel were originally top-notch hackers in the hacking world, and they had also formed their own groups, "Satan's Hand" and "Angel Alliance". If they went rogue, James couldn't think of a good solution, but now these two were fighting against other hackers in their own strongholds, which was unacceptable to James. After thinking for a moment, he asked: "Robert, do you have any way to contact them?"

  Robert heard this and said uncertainly: "I can try, but I don't guarantee that I'll be able to communicate with them."

  James nodded and said, "Let's try it then. If we can get them to change the battlefield, things will be much easier for us."

  James spoke calmly, without feeling that there was anything wrong with this. Although he was a high-ranking official in the country, when facing hackers like Satan and Angel, he had to lower his posture. There was no hatred between them, so he didn't need to take drastic measures against these two people. James knew well: never offend a hacker master lightly, otherwise, you will have no peace before catching him.