Post by robeiae on May 13, 2017 9:44:23 GMT -5
www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-39907965
More: www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-13/24-hours-later-unprecedented-fallout-first-global-coordinated-ransomware-attack
This attack is apparently limited to Windows-based computers.
FYI, my mother got hit with a ransomware-style attack. But since she was on Chromebook, it was easy enough to circumvent with a hard reset/reboot.
Ransomware encrypted data on at least 75,000 systems in 99 countries on Friday. Payments were demanded for access to be restored.
European countries, including Russia, were among the worst hit.
Although the spread of the malware - known as WannaCry and variants of that name - appears to have slowed, the threat is not yet over.
Europol said its cyber-crime team, EC3, was working closely with affected countries to "mitigate the threat and assist victims".
European countries, including Russia, were among the worst hit.
Although the spread of the malware - known as WannaCry and variants of that name - appears to have slowed, the threat is not yet over.
Europol said its cyber-crime team, EC3, was working closely with affected countries to "mitigate the threat and assist victims".
More: www.zerohedge.com/news/2017-05-13/24-hours-later-unprecedented-fallout-first-global-coordinated-ransomware-attack
The hackers, who have not come forward to claim responsibility or otherwise been identified, likely made it a "worm", or self spreading malware, by exploiting a piece of NSA code known as "Eternal Blue" that was released last month by a group known as the Shadow Brokers (see "Hacker Group Releases Password To NSA's "Top Secret Arsenal" In Protest Of Trump Betrayal") , researchers with several private cyber security firms said.
FYI, my mother got hit with a ransomware-style attack. But since she was on Chromebook, it was easy enough to circumvent with a hard reset/reboot.
