Telefonica Is Target of $600,000 Bitcoin Ransomware Attack

Re:Telefonica Is Target of $600,000 Bitcoin Ransomware Attack by kondbg on Friday May 12, 2017 @01:14PM (#14325782)

> “The origin of the infection is not confirmed at the moment, but sources close to the company point out that it is being treated as an attack originating in China,” El Mundo writes.

It's amazing how any organization can get away with poor security and backup practices by blaming either Russia or China, without showing any evidence to back their claim.

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Re:Telefonica Is Target of $600,000 Bitcoin Ransomware Attack by doktrin on Friday May 12, 2017 @01:57PM (#14326215)

To my mind, there's a difference between "blaming Russia or China" and saying the attacks originated in Russia or China. The former is a reference to the nation state itself (i.e. state sponsored cyber attacks), while the latter is broader and can also mean private individuals within those respective countries.

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Re:Telefonica Is Target of $600,000 Bitcoin Ransomware Attack by azernik on Friday May 12, 2017 @02:40PM (#14326653)

And, in fact, given that by now news reports are indicating that the greatest number of affected machines in this wave of attacks is in Russia itself, it's probably private criminal groups.

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Re:Telefonica Is Target of $600,000 Bitcoin Ransomware Attack by dmitrygr on Friday May 12, 2017 @01:16PM (#14325800)

Well, we have always been at war with Eastasia...

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