Wannacry Ransomware
By Artemeis
@artemeis (4189)
China
May 18, 2017 10:52pm CST
It is simply shocking at whatever happened recently which has ensnared up to 300,000 computers in more than 150 countries, locking up devices in hospitals, schools and businesses unless they pay up.
Apparently, this attack would not have succeeded if these organizations, businesses or schools had bothered to update their computer systems. It is just simple and straightforward that we should know better than to work on outdated operating systems like Windows XP or latest OS but does not update. It is really shocking to learn that even hospitals and some MNC are being snagged.
Cyberextortion is real and it is about time we should consider upgrading or updating.
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Reference:
https://www.cnet.com/news/wannacry-unprecedented-ransomware-attack-a-nightmarish-wakeup-call/
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
19 May 17
I hear you loud and clear, this should serve as a wake up call.
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@louievill (28846)
• Philippines
19 May 17
@artemeis they took things forgranted and paid dearly for it.
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@artemeis (4189)
• China
19 May 17
@louievill exactly but with the hospitals, lives are at stake.
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@youless (114117)
• Guangzhou, China
19 May 17
In fact I still doubt whether the update will be good enough to avoid this computer virus at the beginning. The computer virus always creates at first and then the anti-virus follows. It seems so far there is no solution to this virus yet. Perhaps now the best way is to shut off port 445?
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@LadyDuck (502148)
• Italy
19 May 17
You are not well informed, even those using Windows 10 have been attacked, thank to a .dll used by the US intelligence to "spy" some big companies. Windows 8 and Windows 10 are the most vulnerable systems. One computer manufacturer (that I do not want to mention) have installed keyloggers on all the Windows 10 systems installed. You can imagine how safe those computers are.
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@artemeis (4189)
• China
26 May 17
I think you would know by now that those newer versions were affected because of a failure to stay updated with the OS. Apparently, one month before the attack MS has already uploaded a security patch specifically to curb tis and one week before the attack a patch was also made available for users of the defunct Windows XP.
Of course, affected users include those who literally open attachments and allow downloads without determining its source and credibility.
@ilocosboy (45155)
• Philippines
19 May 17
This is an eye opener, the people know the importance of updated operating systems
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