Maersk IT systems infected with ransomware

Re:Maersk IT systems infected with ransomware by proyb2 on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @10:19AM (#14645587)

DBSchenker and many logistic companies are still running Windows XP on some legacy PC. I have encountered one PC had ransomware too.

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Re:Maersk IT systems infected with ransomware by nulagrithom on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @10:23AM (#14645624)

I'm in the intermodal industry. CEO likes to say that transportation is about 10 years behind technology, and intermodal is 5 years behind that.

We have the security posture of a wet sock.

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Re:Maersk IT systems infected with ransomware by fiftyacorn on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @10:36AM (#14645745)

Hasnt the shipping market tanked in recent years so prob no money to update systems

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Re:Maersk IT systems infected with ransomware by lb1lf on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @11:01AM (#14645986)

That it has, like you wouldn't believe - basically, Mærsk and a few other giants have fought over who will be the last man standing.

The market is (weakly) starting to improve, though.

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Re:Maersk IT systems infected with ransomware by 6thsurvivor on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @10:42AM (#14645800)

it tanked because maersk dropped rates and made the triple-E (worlds largest container ship) and no one has resources to compete or even get close to the prices

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Re:Maersk IT systems infected with ransomware by jaclaz on Tuesday June 27, 2017 @10:53AM (#14645914)

Any actual connection between this malware and XP?

Last time (WannaCry) after the usual initial "you should update" choir, it seemingly came out that after all it was not as vulnerable as initially thought:

https://blog.kryptoslogic.com/malware/2017/05/29/two-weeks-l...

At least the computers running XP did not contribute to spread the malware in that case.

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