Make sure you don't open unexpected mail without check, careful downloading anything (41)
robplum: World wide ransom computer attacks, if your unaware watch out about the extent of the attacks, be careful, update your anti-virus, extra careful if downloading...
the attacks are pretty much world wide
the attacks are pretty much world wide
This malware attack doesn't require you to open anything.
Just being online is enough.
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13 May, 2017 01:08
New ransomware Jaff demands $3,700 payments
According to an April analysis by researchers from IBM Security, Necurs is made up of about 6 million infected computers and is capable of sending batches of millions of emails at a time. It is also indirectly responsible for a large percentage of the world's cybercrime because it's the main distribution channel for some of the worst banking Trojan and ransomware programs.
Safe to say that since Jaff is being distributed by Necurs, it will hit a lot of mailboxes.
The emails observed so far attempt to mimic the automated emails sent by printers: The subject line is simply one of the words Copy, Document, Scan, File or PDF, followed by a random number.
The attachment is a PDF file called nm.pdf that has a Word document embedded into it. This second document has malicious macros attached and contains instructions for users to allow the code to execute.
Users should always be suspicious of unsolicited documents sent to them by email and should never allow the execution of active content inside documents unless they can verify their source. The best protection against ransomware is having a good backup routine in place that makes copies to an external storage device that's not always connected to the computer.
On 11th May I spotted unexpected email with senders address ray.gifford38@hfhf.ca in subject line, copy_024049, the email contained PDF attachment.
Of course I deleted the unopened off my mail providers server. Was able to as i have a program that displays unopened all in coming mail...MailWasher program.
Please be aware its not just companies that are being attacked, be careful...
New ransomware Jaff demands $3,700 payments
According to an April analysis by researchers from IBM Security, Necurs is made up of about 6 million infected computers and is capable of sending batches of millions of emails at a time. It is also indirectly responsible for a large percentage of the world's cybercrime because it's the main distribution channel for some of the worst banking Trojan and ransomware programs.
Safe to say that since Jaff is being distributed by Necurs, it will hit a lot of mailboxes.
The emails observed so far attempt to mimic the automated emails sent by printers: The subject line is simply one of the words Copy, Document, Scan, File or PDF, followed by a random number.
The attachment is a PDF file called nm.pdf that has a Word document embedded into it. This second document has malicious macros attached and contains instructions for users to allow the code to execute.
Users should always be suspicious of unsolicited documents sent to them by email and should never allow the execution of active content inside documents unless they can verify their source. The best protection against ransomware is having a good backup routine in place that makes copies to an external storage device that's not always connected to the computer.
On 11th May I spotted unexpected email with senders address ray.gifford38@hfhf.ca in subject line, copy_024049, the email contained PDF attachment.
Of course I deleted the unopened off my mail providers server. Was able to as i have a program that displays unopened all in coming mail...MailWasher program.
Please be aware its not just companies that are being attacked, be careful...
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Other threats reported include hackers who have not come forward to claim responsibility or otherwise been identified, likely made it a "worm," or self spreading malware, by exploiting a piece of NSA code known as "Eternal Blue"
6:08am May 13, 2017 Australian Eastern Standard time
Hacking tools developed by NSA believed to be behind cyber attack on up to 99 countries
Researchers with security software maker Avast say they had observed 57,000 infections in 99 countries with Russia, Ukraine and Taiwan the top targets.
6:08am May 13, 2017 Australian Eastern Standard time
Hacking tools developed by NSA believed to be behind cyber attack on up to 99 countries
Researchers with security software maker Avast say they had observed 57,000 infections in 99 countries with Russia, Ukraine and Taiwan the top targets.
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Other reported attacks include WannaCry attack, following site offers live attack updates
NHS cyber attack: Live updates as NHS England declares major incident after '40 trusts hit across the country'
People expecting to see doctors and nurses are being turned away - and emergency operations are being diverted - as health agencies try to get control of a developing situation
More than 45,000 attacks of the WannaCry ransomware have been recorded in 74 countries around the world, according to reports.
NHS cyber attack: Live updates as NHS England declares major incident after '40 trusts hit across the country'
People expecting to see doctors and nurses are being turned away - and emergency operations are being diverted - as health agencies try to get control of a developing situation
More than 45,000 attacks of the WannaCry ransomware have been recorded in 74 countries around the world, according to reports.
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Daily Mail › uk › article-2094982 › Thre...
Feb 2, 2012 - A new class of cyber attack is threatening PCs - emails which infect PCs without the user having to open an attachment .
Feb 2, 2012 - A new class of cyber attack is threatening PCs - emails which infect PCs without the user having to open an attachment .
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pretty good scam the NSA has come up with to fund
the black budget. last i read 57k victims at $300.00 = over 17 mil.
the black budget. last i read 57k victims at $300.00 = over 17 mil.
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dunno might have been aussie government they crying poor to.
it looks like ongoing widespread attacks, not just one version but many different types, our CS folks should take head i think mate
it looks like ongoing widespread attacks, not just one version but many different types, our CS folks should take head i think mate
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robplum: dunno might have been aussie government they crying poor to.
it looks like ongoing widespread attacks, not just one version but many different types, our CS folks should take head i think mate
it looks like ongoing widespread attacks, not just one version but many different types, our CS folks should take head i think mate
they won't...i doubt many even know how to sandbox/isolate their printer system, or download and manually patch their old windows/linux programs...
older OS systems are still easier to deal with...after dealing with stuxnet this is a
cakewalk.
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An “accidental hero” has halted the global spread of the WannaCry ransomware, reportedly by spending a few dollars on registering a domain name hidden in the malware.
The ransomware has wreaked havoc on organizations including FedEx and Telefonica, as well as the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), where operations were cancelled, x-rays, test results and patient records became unavailable and phones did not work.
Massive ransomware cyber-attack hits nearly 100 countries around the world
Read more
However, a UK cybersecurity researcher tweeting as @malwaretechblog, with the help of Darien Huss from security firm Proofpoint, found and activated a “kill switch” in the malicious software.
Security researchers with Kaspersky Lab have recorded more than 45,000 attacks in 74 countries, including the UK, Russia, Ukraine, India, China, Italy, and Egypt. In Spain, major companies including telecommunications firm Telefónica were infected.
By Friday evening, the ransomware had spread to the United States and South America, though Europe and Russia remained the hardest hit, according to security researchers Malware Hunter Team. The Russian interior ministry says about 1,000 computers have been affected.
The ransomware has wreaked havoc on organizations including FedEx and Telefonica, as well as the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), where operations were cancelled, x-rays, test results and patient records became unavailable and phones did not work.
Massive ransomware cyber-attack hits nearly 100 countries around the world
Read more
However, a UK cybersecurity researcher tweeting as @malwaretechblog, with the help of Darien Huss from security firm Proofpoint, found and activated a “kill switch” in the malicious software.
Security researchers with Kaspersky Lab have recorded more than 45,000 attacks in 74 countries, including the UK, Russia, Ukraine, India, China, Italy, and Egypt. In Spain, major companies including telecommunications firm Telefónica were infected.
By Friday evening, the ransomware had spread to the United States and South America, though Europe and Russia remained the hardest hit, according to security researchers Malware Hunter Team. The Russian interior ministry says about 1,000 computers have been affected.
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https://www.wsj.com/articles/more-cyberattack-victims-emerge-as-agencies-search-for-clues-1494671938
By Andrea Thomas in Berlin,
Thomas Grove in Moscow and
Jenny Gross in London
Updated May 13, 2017 12:00 p.m. ET
197 COMMENTS
Computer-security agencies across the globe Saturday raced to tame the cyber pandemic that spread from a global attack, as more companies reported disruptions and health services across the U.K. strained to restore normal operations.
The main manifestation of the cyberattack—messages seeking ransom money in exchange for a key to decipher scribbled files—kept popping up around the world. They appeared on information monitors at railway stations in Germany, at gas stations in China, at several banks in Russia and at factories of France’s Renault SA.
Computer-security experts said the attacks were contained by the actions of a security researcher at a private company in the U.K. According to Freddy Dezeure, head of CERT-EU, the computer response team that protects the European Union’s institutions, the researcher triggered a so-called kill switch embedded in the virus itself.
The malware had a way of switching itself off by activating a specific website. The researcher identified the website and found it wasn’t registered. He registered it himself, deactivating the strain. That halted its spread, but it won’t decrypt affected computers, and experts say attackers may be able to quickly adapt with a new strain of the malware. ....................
Holy Crap!
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robplum: An “accidental hero” has halted the global spread of the WannaCry ransomware, reportedly by spending a few dollars on registering a domain name hidden in the malware.
The ransomware has wreaked havoc on organizations including FedEx and Telefonica, as well as the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), where operations were cancelled, x-rays, test results and patient records became unavailable and phones did not work.
Massive ransomware cyber-attack hits nearly 100 countries around the world
Read more
However, a UK cybersecurity researcher tweeting as @malwaretechblog, with the help of Darien Huss from security firm Proofpoint, found and activated a “kill switch” in the malicious software.
Security researchers with Kaspersky Lab have recorded more than 45,000 attacks in 74 countries, including the UK, Russia, Ukraine, India, China, Italy, and Egypt. In Spain, major companies including telecommunications firm Telefónica were infected.
By Friday evening, the ransomware had spread to the United States and South America, though Europe and Russia remained the hardest hit, according to security researchers Malware Hunter Team. The Russian interior ministry says about 1,000 computers have been affected.
The ransomware has wreaked havoc on organizations including FedEx and Telefonica, as well as the UK’s National Health Service (NHS), where operations were cancelled, x-rays, test results and patient records became unavailable and phones did not work.
Massive ransomware cyber-attack hits nearly 100 countries around the world
Read more
However, a UK cybersecurity researcher tweeting as @malwaretechblog, with the help of Darien Huss from security firm Proofpoint, found and activated a “kill switch” in the malicious software.
Security researchers with Kaspersky Lab have recorded more than 45,000 attacks in 74 countries, including the UK, Russia, Ukraine, India, China, Italy, and Egypt. In Spain, major companies including telecommunications firm Telefónica were infected.
By Friday evening, the ransomware had spread to the United States and South America, though Europe and Russia remained the hardest hit, according to security researchers Malware Hunter Team. The Russian interior ministry says about 1,000 computers have been affected.
If Telefonica have been affected we wont notice anyway, it will be business as usual for them, piss poor service with even worse customer service
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robplum: World wide ransom computer attacks, if your unaware watch out about the extent of the attacks, be careful, update your anti-virus, extra careful if downloading...
the attacks are pretty much world wide
the attacks are pretty much world wide
.
Keep your eyes on:
Bleepingcomputer.com
They are up to speed with this.
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robplum: Make sure you don't open unexpected mail without check...
I got an unexpected email from a Nigerian prince, with a check in it!
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More NSA nonsense, rogers who runs the NSA scams just
announced Russian Hacker Threats to Gain Access to US Voting Systems.
you dont have to know much to figure out that all the slackers who
support this are the same ones who are on the Soros payroll...
announced Russian Hacker Threats to Gain Access to US Voting Systems.
you dont have to know much to figure out that all the slackers who
support this are the same ones who are on the Soros payroll...
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mykingdomforanam: I got an unexpected email from a Nigerian prince, with a check in it!
It said there was a check enclosed.
There wasn't really a check in it...
But he promised me part of his treasure!
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Microsoft is blaming the NSA.
The NSA is blaming Microsoft.
They're both responsible!
Everything I hear on the news about it is talking about how we need to update our computers.
I keep hearing about how the problem is illegal software in other nations.
We know that Microsoft is already working with the NSA...
Has anyone else considered the possibility that this is a psyop designed to trick the whole world into downloading a backdoor patch that allows the NSA access to everybody's computers?
All you need to do to beat this scam is back up your files to an SD card.
The NSA is blaming Microsoft.
They're both responsible!
Everything I hear on the news about it is talking about how we need to update our computers.
I keep hearing about how the problem is illegal software in other nations.
We know that Microsoft is already working with the NSA...
Has anyone else considered the possibility that this is a psyop designed to trick the whole world into downloading a backdoor patch that allows the NSA access to everybody's computers?
All you need to do to beat this scam is back up your files to an SD card.
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SD cards are for phones and i don't use SD cards.
AND since i just had my tech manually update my machines
last month...(I have deleted the remote access and update sequence files)
i noticed this last windows security patch was written
a few years ago...it was just withheld from the public.
nothing else but XP will run 4 copy invoices on my dot matrix printers.
AND since i just had my tech manually update my machines
last month...(I have deleted the remote access and update sequence files)
i noticed this last windows security patch was written
a few years ago...it was just withheld from the public.
nothing else but XP will run 4 copy invoices on my dot matrix printers.
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crayons: SD cards are for phones and i don't use SD cards.
AND since i just had my tech manually update my machines
last month...(I have deleted the remote access and update sequence files)
i noticed this last windows security patch was written
a few years ago...it was just withheld from the public.
nothing else but XP will run 4 copy invoices on my dot matrix printers.
AND since i just had my tech manually update my machines
last month...(I have deleted the remote access and update sequence files)
i noticed this last windows security patch was written
a few years ago...it was just withheld from the public.
nothing else but XP will run 4 copy invoices on my dot matrix printers.
SD cards work in phones, computers, the photo machine at Walmart, and the printer at the library.
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mykingdomforanam: SD cards work in phones, computers, the photo machine at Walmart, and the printer at the library.
i dont know what your smokin today hippy, but i have 12 plus computers/machines;
2 of them are new windows 10's and none of them have SD Slots..
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the attacks are pretty much world wide