WannaCry Sinkhole, Two Weeks and 16M Averted Ransoms Later
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WannaCry Sinkhole, Two Weeks and 16M Averted Ransoms Later
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#2The fact someone tried to DDOS the killswitch is straight out of a Hollywood plot!
Re: WannaCry Sinkhole, Two Weeks and 16M Averted Ransoms Later
#3The fact someone tried to DDOS the killswitch is straight out of a Hollywood plot!
And that the floods lasted exactly 420 seconds and 666 seconds, those script kiddies are pretty creative when choosing numbers.
Re: WannaCry Sinkhole, Two Weeks and 16M Averted Ransoms Later
#4The fact someone tried to DDOS the killswitch is straight out of a Hollywood plot!
And that the floods lasted exactly 420 seconds and 666 seconds, those script kiddies are pretty creative when choosing numbers.
I mean, I would expect script kiddies to be fans of both weed and Doom, so, not surprising.
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#5I am saddened by this.
WannaCry was doing a great job of partitioning data from people that should never have been "managing" it in the first place. I was really hoping that a significant portion of my data had been encrypted into the abyss for eternity.
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#6I am saddened by this. WannaCry was doing a great job of partitioning data from people that should never have been "managing" it in the first place. I was really hoping that a significant portion of my data had been encrypted into the abyss for eternity.
> I am saddened by this.
> House fires were doing a great job of partitioning houses from people that should never have been owning them in the first place. I was really hoping that a significant portion of my house had been burnt to the ground.
WannaCry damaged heathcare systems and caused real suffering for many people. This is way beyond people deserving a nuisance for being incompetent. Creating it was a dangerous and criminal act that should be seen on par with physical sabotage of important systems. Should derailing a train be ok because the tracks are "just lying there in the open"?
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#7The fact someone tried to DDOS the killswitch is straight out of a Hollywood plot!
Re: WannaCry Sinkhole, Two Weeks and 16M Averted Ransoms Later
#8I am saddened by this. WannaCry was doing a great job of partitioning data from people that should never have been "managing" it in the first place. I was really hoping that a significant portion of my data had been encrypted into the abyss for eternity.
> I am saddened by this. > House fires were doing a great job of partitioning houses from people that should never have been owning them in the first place. I was really hoping that a significant portion of my house had been burnt to the ground. WannaCry damaged heathcare systems and caused real suffering for many people. This is way beyond people deserving a nuisance for being incompetent. Creating it was a dangerou…
While dangerous, it was waiting to happen. I think if we look back on this in 10 years we'll consider it a wakeup call and we'll be glad it didn't get far worse (as it could have, if the creators were competent).
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#9Earlier quoted context omitted.
> I am saddened by this. > House fires were doing a great job of partitioning houses from people that should never have been owning them in the first place. I was really hoping that a significant portion of my house had been burnt to the ground. WannaCry damaged heathcare systems and caused real suffering for many people. This is way beyond people deserving a nuisance for being incompetent. Creating it was a dangerou…
While dangerous, it was waiting to happen. I think if we look back on this in 10 years we'll consider it a wakeup call and we'll be glad it didn't get far worse (as it could have, if the creators were competent).
Like how derailing a train is waiting for it to happen?
Exploiting weaknesses is still cybercrime, even if the target system was insecure. That's why there's black and white hats, and why white hat hackers can still get into trouble.
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#10Earlier quoted context omitted.
While dangerous, it was waiting to happen. I think if we look back on this in 10 years we'll consider it a wakeup call and we'll be glad it didn't get far worse (as it could have, if the creators were competent).
Like how derailing a train is waiting for it to happen? Exploiting weaknesses is still cybercrime, even if the target system was insecure. That's why there's black and white hats, and why white hat hackers can still get into trouble.
Oh yes, it's still a crime and it should be. But if the public grossly underestimates train safety and refuses to put in safeguards, an accident is a good way to wake them up. And in this case the train derailed, but at least someone was able to press the emergency stop button (to stay within the metaphor).