Book 4: Chapter 26: Tensions Rise
Bill
July 2334
Virt
We’d left the mannies “napping” so we could get some work done in virt. The AMI would alert me if something required my attention. Meanwhile, I had a backlog of items that had accumulated.
I reviewed the list in front of me and frowned. The data window showed times and places of attempted logins to SCUT relay stations and autofactories. In every case, the login ID used in the attempt had been the old, common ID used in all equipment. Back when all the Bobs were on the same page.
Garfield had been reading over my shoulder. “I suppose it’s mathematically possible it could be someone other than Starfleet.”
“It’s mathematically possible you might spontaneously burst into flames,” I replied, turning to him. “I’m not betting on it, though.”
“Well, we’re in virt, but I get the point.” Garfield walked over to his La-Z-Boy, picked up Spike, and sat down with the cat in his lap. “So Starfleet is trying something, where something is undefined but probably not good. Is there anything we can do?”
“Already done it, Gar. I’ve accessed every single piece of equipment in the Bobiverse, tested the logins, and changed them. I’ve sent encrypted emails to the putative owners, with instructions to change the logins again themselves. And not to share those credentials.”