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Crude insult. Akin to criticizing someone for "aligning with protecting his oxygen supply".
Cage match. Me with no gas vs. you with no oxygen
:-)
why are ransomware groups transacting in BTC, which can be easily traced?
I would expect only Bitcoin markets to have the liquidity and depth where one can easily buy 5 million worth of coins. Similarly when the hackers want to sell the coins again.
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Oil shortages and long lines make for good/bad TV. Fear of bad media coverage energized the Govt. to act.
Perhaps part of the difference was that it took longer for the victim to pay this time. Presumably Hospitals cave before the impacts make the headlines.
So taking down hospitals and healthcare facilities was fair game. But messing with Big Oil was just a step too far.
That shouldn't be a much of a surprise; the US has always aligned itself with protecting it's oil supply.
DarkSide's English is incredibly good for some supposed Russians. It even has the correct use of the apostrophe in "clients'". I know nothing, but my hunch is that this was written by a well-educated person who grew up in the US or Canada.
Seems like they should invest more into cybersecurity, if someone was able to “steal” their Bitcoin and take over their infrastructure ;). But honestly, this only shows that IT systems are nowadays so complex that you cannot get them right and be able to truly protect you, no matter if you’re good or bad guy.
I would say invest more thought, less money.
For example, use open source more. Minimize the amount of data and information you have that needs to be closed source.
Avoid Windows. Use Gmail over Outlook. Have offline backups with sneakernet disaster planning. Get a cheap safety deposit box for storing keys. Use 2FA. There are lots of free/low cost ways to have better security.
> The REvil representative said its program was introducing new restrictions on the kinds of organizations that affiliates could hold for ransom, and that henceforth it would be forbidden to attack those in the “social sector” (defined as healthcare and educational institutions) and organizations in the “gov-sector” (state) of any country. Affiliates also will be required to get approval before infecting victims. Sta…
Ransom-ware is a violation of said property right and thus an act of aggression therefore allowing for self defense.
Violation of property rights is always morally wrong.
Seems like they should invest more into cybersecurity, if someone was able to “steal” their Bitcoin and take over their infrastructure ;). But honestly, this only shows that IT systems are nowadays so complex that you cannot get them right and be able to truly protect you, no matter if you’re good or bad guy.
It was a mistake to attack the business side of the oil company, because it created what could be sold as reasonable doubt to shut down the pipeline. As a result, the ransom had the optics of an attack on infrastructure. As evidenced by the coverage of Americans desperately filling up containers. This created the impetus for the US to treat this as an incident far and above the ambient ransomware activities leading u…
(It almost seems oil does not require infrastructure - you can, theoretically, prep for an oil infrastructure outage by storing it containers, same as you do with water and food. But you can't really prep for a medical infrastructure outage. Is it just that, as a result, there were no photos of people hoarding medical care and so there was less political will?)
Just like the mob there are some targets that just aren't worth it because they bring too much heat. They are learning this is bad for business all around so they are stepping back and encouraging others to do the same.
I wouldn't be surprised if the US Government here reached out to foreign governments for assistance in dismantling their infrastructure (it almost certainly was not on US soil).
An individual hospital probably couldn't garner that kind of backing, but oil pipelines? The US would probably be willing to use military strikes to keep the oil flowing. A small country would be very willing to help out to maintain good will.