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Re:Spain's hospital IT systems under “massive attack” (in Sp... by jmole on Monday March 23, 2020 @12:20PM (#22665475)
ransomware is not a typical attack from a state actor
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Re:Spain's hospital IT systems under “massive attack” (in Sp... by sterlind on Monday March 23, 2020 @12:38PM (#22665703)
NotPetya had ties to Russian intelligence, and WannaCry had ties to North Korea. Not saying this is a state actor, just pointing out ransomware is just another tool for them.
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Re:Spain's hospital IT systems under “massive attack” (in Sp... by TomMarius on Monday March 23, 2020 @12:37PM (#22665685)
How do you know it's not ths Chinese or North Koreans looking for bitcoins? It is documented they do transact in bitcoin on the hacking market a lot.
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