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Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by i_am_proteus on Sunday December 18, 2022 @06:48PM (#34045884)
It has been several years since WannaCry, but absolutely nothing guarantees that another such vulnerability does not surface.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by Silhouette on Sunday December 18, 2022 @07:27PM (#34046399)
Ransomware, like the old data trashing viruses of the past, is trivially defeated by having backups.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by i_am_proteus on Sunday December 18, 2022 @07:42PM (#34046550)
Read up on the mechanism by which WannaCry spread and report back.
Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by Silhouette on Sunday December 18, 2022 @08:55PM (#34047278)
You mean EternalBlue? How exactly is a remote attacker going to use a vulnerability in a local networking protocol to attack a typical home user's PC? First you need a way into their network where you can even see the PC to attack. If you have that then you're already dangerous.

As I said before this kind of vulnerability is still a concern. Obviously it's a much greater concern if you're talking about something like a laptop that might be connected to an untrusted network, which would be crazy with an unsupported or unpatched OS. But for a home user who stays on their own network it's probably quite a long way down the list of things to be worried about.

Re:Ask HN: Anyone tired of everything being a subscription now? by 7speter on Sunday December 18, 2022 @08:43PM (#34047169)
We also dont know if some bad actor has already found that vulnerability and are building/already built and exploit.