Germany: 'Colossal' cyberattack knocks out Funke news group

Re:Germany: 'Colossal' cyberattack knocks out Funke news group by anigbrowl on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @03:10PM (#25574243)

I read it as blaming the suppliers who don't provide their customers with better tools. Door locks are only modestly secure in absolute terms but it takes some effort or skill to defeat one.

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Re:Germany: 'Colossal' cyberattack knocks out Funke news group by cosmodisk on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @03:17PM (#25574312)

I could probably pick an average lock after only a few hours of training. It would probably take me a good few years to get to the point where I would be able to run a successful hack.

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Re:Germany: 'Colossal' cyberattack knocks out Funke news group by anigbrowl on Tuesday December 29, 2020 @03:53PM (#25574843)

Yeah, but could you do it with confidence on the street, eg break into a commercial building? Also, I don't think it's that difficult to run a successful hack; admittedly I have many many years of computer experience to draw on, but conversely modern tools make it unnecessary to reinvent the wheel.

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Re:Germany: 'Colossal' cyberattack knocks out Funke news group by adrianN on Wednesday December 30, 2020 @01:30AM (#25579177)

I think you overestimate the effort needed to buy the building blocks for your own ransomware.

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