May 13, 2017 5:50 PM
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DontAskMeAboutMyUsernameOkay
Go figure. They leak a bunch of the NSA's information on hacks, exploits, and etc, and suddenly more hacks and exploits appear. WHO KNEW!?!?
amomaxia
For this ransomware to take hold of the entire British NHS and only ask for $300... shit, I'd just pay it and move on.
Eh... the problem is that it hit thousands of organizations worldwide. If everyone pays, the attacker will have enough funds to purchase >
> more exploits and tools to carry out more attacks.
True dat
bluearm
2008 microsoft: We wont support xp after 2012. 2017... i am running xp and my pc has ransomeware... how can this happen!!!!
It's because many other countries can't afford the newer hardware to run the newer software. Plus a bunch of machines have these operating >
> systems embedded, making them harder to fix/replace.
DontAskMeAboutMyUsernameOkay
Go figure. They leak a bunch of the NSA's information on hacks, exploits, and etc, and suddenly more hacks and exploits appear. WHO KNEW!?!?
amomaxia
For this ransomware to take hold of the entire British NHS and only ask for $300... shit, I'd just pay it and move on.
perseco
Eh... the problem is that it hit thousands of organizations worldwide. If everyone pays, the attacker will have enough funds to purchase >
perseco
> more exploits and tools to carry out more attacks.
amomaxia
True dat
bluearm
2008 microsoft: We wont support xp after 2012. 2017... i am running xp and my pc has ransomeware... how can this happen!!!!
perseco
It's because many other countries can't afford the newer hardware to run the newer software. Plus a bunch of machines have these operating >
perseco
> systems embedded, making them harder to fix/replace.