Has Anyone Heard About the Ransomware?

That is taking over entire cities. They completely shut down entities. The ransomware has now hit auto makers and my brother is not able to get car parts. Cities have not been able to crack the virus and have to pay the virus.

Scary stuff

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ArishMell · 70-79, M

These criminals succeed because...

a) organisations do not protect their IT systems sufficiently deeply and rely far too much on common software, trust in others' IT security, and physical connections;

and b) enough victims pay enough to make it worth the attackers' while.

An entire city can only fail if every department and business in it is fully interconnected and via the open Internet, with no "firewalls".

sciguy18 · M

We are required to take annual cyber security training at work, so I have heard of it. They hack into all sorts of entities.

akindheart · 61-69, F

@sciguy18 its scary. i wonder if these entities are using the same operating system/software?

SirAhmed · 31-35, M

A lot of places been hit hard in the past week. Mostly UK although it's way easier to prevent RW nowadays.

akindheart · 61-69, F

@SirAhmed they ransomed an entire city down here. they had to pay the ransom

Crazywaterspring · 61-69, M

When will they learn not to rely on a 19 year old to manage cyber security?Good consultants aren't cheap.

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