https://www.theguardian.com/society...and-hit-by-large-scale-cyber-attack?CMP=fb_gu
not nice! not nice at all!
not nice! not nice at all!
NHS computer systems hacked!?
- Thread starter Tone1979
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Sounds more like a mix of a huge oversight and crypto virus then a targetted attack to me :s not good.
As an aside this is way you don't weaken encryption with stupid backdoors, etc. :s (as this would only be the tip of the iceberg compared to what that would make possible).
As an aside this is way you don't weaken encryption with stupid backdoors, etc. :s (as this would only be the tip of the iceberg compared to what that would make possible).
Caporegime
Soldato
Just throw another 6bn at it, that will solve the problem.
^^
What's funding got to do with a cyber attack?
Soldato
Crazy stuff
Long overdue, given how large of a target the NHS is.
Caporegime
Wonder what the origin is.
That's what you get for outsourcing IT. I guess someone didn't stay on top of security or keep proper backups.
Now there will be a big argument with the contractors and they will simply do a runner. That's usually how it goes.
When we got hit by this at work we just wiped the infected PCs and recovered any damaged files from backups. It just encrypts any documents you have write access to but doesn't attach itself to files outside of the local system. After a while it actually deletes itself to try and stop people reverse engineering it.
Now there will be a big argument with the contractors and they will simply do a runner. That's usually how it goes.
When we got hit by this at work we just wiped the infected PCs and recovered any damaged files from backups. It just encrypts any documents you have write access to but doesn't attach itself to files outside of the local system. After a while it actually deletes itself to try and stop people reverse engineering it.
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Soldato
Why do you think they dont have backups?
Was reading through the tweets ans saw it's not just the NHS Telefonica in Spain also have the same issue https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/ne...n-computers-amid-massive-ransomware-outbreak/
Soldato
Clearly not enough budget was allocated to keep the system secure, just like the staff shortage and bed shortage this is an IT security system shortage. To save our NHS from chaos we need to find 6bn more, or a hamster that knows kung-fu so it can defend the system while powering it.
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looks like wcry https://www.pcrisk.com/removal-guides/10942-wcry-ransomware