Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack

Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack by Pxtl on Saturday May 13, 2017 @11:15AM (#14331376)

Ms should release one last security patch for XP, even pirate copies: a firewall that kills every protocol except HTTP/HTTPS and email. Close all the ports.

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Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack by lexicality on Saturday May 13, 2017 @12:52PM (#14331825)

I'm pretty sure remotely disabling computers is covered under the computer misuse act in the UK and every similar law in all countries that have them.

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Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack by Godel_unicode on Saturday May 13, 2017 @02:54PM (#14332393)

No DNS huh? NTP? Outgoing ssh? Http{s} to high number ports? Outgoing RDP?

...see the problem?

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Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack by Piskvorrr on Thursday May 18, 2017 @08:36AM (#14366670)

Oh, you mean like GWX was for Win7+? "Hello, we tried to upgrade your computer to WinX, your computer is now an expensive brick." Yeah, that's a great idea.

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Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack by Natanael_L on Saturday May 13, 2017 @01:11PM (#14331926)

Tunneling still works

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Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack by supergreg on Saturday May 13, 2017 @01:19PM (#14331961)

Pirates don't install security patches.

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Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack by fredley on Saturday May 13, 2017 @01:49PM (#14332091)

Neither does the NHS

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Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack by stuartd on Saturday May 13, 2017 @04:40PM (#14332889)

There was no patch for XP until today, so how could they?

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Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack by TheCoelacanth on Saturday May 13, 2017 @05:26PM (#14333109)

XP has been out of support for over three years. Continuing to use it is gross negligence. It was only a matter of time until something like this happened.

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Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack by murkle on Saturday May 13, 2017 @05:39PM (#14333164)

2 years for NHS, but your point stands :) http://www.v3.co.uk/v3-uk/news/2406304/windows-xp-government...

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Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack by ageofwant on Sunday May 14, 2017 @04:54AM (#14334849)

Yes. Gross negligence from gov for under funding a core government service.

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Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack by xorxornop on Tuesday May 16, 2017 @04:13AM (#14348117)

Quite intentionally, too. One of their parties is looking jealously at the cashflow that a US-style system might provide them. At the cost of everyone else, sure, but what's that to the allure of profit?

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Re:Accidentally Stopping a Global Cyber Attack by twelvedogs on Sunday May 14, 2017 @06:04AM (#14334959)

that's not really true, windows update has been working fine for pirated copies of windows for ages since creating spam-bots hurts everyone and doesn't really sell more real copies of windows

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