User Tag List

Results 1 to 5 of 5
Like Tree4Likes
  • 2 Post By Jack.Styner
  • 1 Post By Jack.Styner
  • 1 Post By Jack.Styner

Thread: Criminals used leaked NSA tool in crippling ransomware

  1. #1
    Senior Canuck Jack.Styner's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2017
    Location
    laval
    Age
    33
    Posts
    787
    Likes Received
    927
    Trading Score
    0 (0%)




    0
    A leaked cyberweapon believed to have been created by NSA spies was used by criminals on Friday to launch a crippling ransomware attack. The level of this attacked has caused problems for hospitals, telco and many companies and countries

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/ra...code-1.4113156
    https://www.purevpn.com/blog/wannacry-ransomware/
    This thread is currently associated with: N/A
    Last edited by Jack.Styner; Sat, May 13th, 2017 at 07:47 AM.
    dededi and Davetherave like this.


  2. #2
    Junior Canuck
    Join Date
    Nov 2013
    Posts
    480
    Likes Received
    787
    Trading Score
    0 (0%)




    Please remember to keep your computers and mobile devices updated with the latest patches.

  3. #3
    Senior Canuck Jack.Styner's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2017
    Location
    laval
    Age
    33
    Posts
    787
    Likes Received
    927
    Trading Score
    0 (0%)




    Also the latest OS, Antivirus or any other security software. Also keep a Backup of all your files on external drive or Cloud drives like dropbox.
    dededi likes this.

  4. #4
    Mastermind Natalka's Avatar
    Join Date
    Oct 2008
    Location
    SK
    Posts
    118,045
    Likes Received
    147799
    Trading Score
    29 (100%)




    As the workday began across the world, China hit badly

    http://www.cbc.ca/news/technology/gl...tack-1.4115065

    Live blog here

    https://www.theguardian.com/technolo...-security-live
    Last edited by Natalka; Mon, May 15th, 2017 at 07:47 AM.

  5. #5
    Senior Canuck Jack.Styner's Avatar
    Join Date
    Mar 2017
    Location
    laval
    Age
    33
    Posts
    787
    Likes Received
    927
    Trading Score
    0 (0%)




    It continues to hit companies. Hopefully people learn from this and make sure that every security feature they have is the latest whether it is antivirus, OS, A patch given by microsoft or a vpn.
    dededi likes this.

Thread Information

Users Browsing this Thread

There are currently 1 users browsing this thread. (0 members and 1 guests)

Posting Permissions

  • You may not post new threads
  • You may not post replies
  • You may not post attachments
  • You may not edit your posts
  •