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How similar does this sound to the NotPetya "digital nuke" Russia unleashed on Ukraine? https://www.wired.com/story/notpetya-cyberattack-ukraine-rus...
All you need is a Russian IP address and you too can be Russian.
That's messed up if true, but why would a ransomware operator target them? I mean like, they don't really target, they just wait for people to install something right?
Thieves must be heartless to go after such desperate targets. But criminals always have ways of justifying things.
That's messed up if true, but why would a ransomware operator target them? I mean like, they don't really target, they just wait for people to install something right?
Probably for initial infection it’s random but the negotiation for keys happens between real people. Thieves must be heartless to go after such desperate targets. But criminals always have ways of justifying things.
I would be surprised if no one has written a smart contract for this yet - release the keys when X BTC are deposited to address Y.
That's messed up if true, but why would a ransomware operator target them? I mean like, they don't really target, they just wait for people to install something right?
Bad health IT is a public health issue. Perhaps it’s time for hospitals to regularly report their OS versions and patch levels to our local health departments.
This is not what we need in these final chapters of 2020 with COVID cases spiking. > Charles Carmakal, senior vice president for Mandiant, told Reuters that UNC1878 is one of most brazen, heartless, and disruptive threat actors he’s observed over the course of his career. This is what terrorism looks like in 2020. Horrifying, terrifying, disgusting.
This is not what we need in these final chapters of 2020 with COVID cases spiking. > Charles Carmakal, senior vice president for Mandiant, told Reuters that UNC1878 is one of most brazen, heartless, and disruptive threat actors he’s observed over the course of his career. This is what terrorism looks like in 2020. Horrifying, terrifying, disgusting.
Why the assumption that its terrorist and not a state sanctioned attack?
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Why the assumption that its terrorist and not a state sanctioned attack?
If we're honest, it's neither. It's 1000% profit-orientated.
Not to say that they are the culprit; just that state sponsored and and money driven aren't necessarily exclusive.