Re:Hackers target WHO as coronavirus cyberattacks spike
by ogig on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @06:06AM
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Spanish police reported targeted ransomware attacks to hospitals and clinics. The lure are emails pretending to be updated covid medical information. It is very sad somebody out there is willing to try this right now.
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Re:Hackers target WHO as coronavirus cyberattacks spike
by leppr on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @06:35AM
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On the other hand you have some decent criminals out there [1].
These will probably stay an exception though, in the past mafias understood times of crisis were an opportunity to gain popularity and power over the state by helping the population rather than damage it further. The fact that the internet allows so much distancing from the consequence of one's actions means cyber-criminality has to be tackled through technological defense first, legal retaliation only goes so far.
[1]: https://searchsecurity.techtarget.com/news/252480334/Maze-ra...
Re:Hackers target WHO as coronavirus cyberattacks spike
by toxik on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @06:15AM
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It would be very interesting to know where these funds end up, and whose initiative it is. Clearly it is organized.
Re:Hackers target WHO as coronavirus cyberattacks spike
by netsharc on Tuesday March 24, 2020 @06:20AM
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If I read between the lines, you want to say "state-sponsored"?
Maybe it is, but criminals be criminalin'. A ransomware author probably has a warped mind and is always looking to see what bait would get him the most clicks.