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re: Ransomware Virus going around
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:08 pm to AjaxFury
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:08 pm to AjaxFury
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Wouldn't surprise me..lot of big companies use that OS. Gotta keep that $$ flowing right
We are contractually obligated to purchase software through Microsoft. The one issue is that the middle man is in Germany...So we never get software immediately.
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Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:21 pm to 50_Tiger
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Spectrum Analyzer
Yours run Windows XP?
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:26 pm to lsu480
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Yours run Windows XP?
Not the ones in my lab specifically. They are stand alone units with no "OS" per say.
Hence why it's funny because I legit have no clue how that could of happened, but it was listed in the meeting notes of what was "infected."
I'm guessing it's 3rd Party Software that takes readings from SA or even an O-scope and somehow managed to get the machines files encrypted.
Edit: Yeah it was a remote control software.
This post was edited on 5/12/17 at 1:29 pm
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:34 pm to 50_Tiger
My company was ordered to shut down everything over two hours ago and we've all just been sitting here since then waiting to hear some news
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:36 pm to zacata88
Sounds about right.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:44 pm to 50_Tiger
Ya'll have some seriously shitty cybersecurity then.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:53 pm to MrLarson
It's amazing that hospitals fall victim so often. You'd think with the money they have and how tightly they're governed by laws protecting patient info, they'd spare no expense on proper protections and end user training on how to recognize potential infection vectors.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:54 pm to MrLarson
Considering most of our internet traffic is routed through Finland, this is starting to all make sense.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:54 pm to MrLarson
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Ransomware Virus going around
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ABC News?Verified account @ABC 1m1 minute ago
Hospitals across England have been hit by a "ransomware attack," leaving patient files inaccessible.
Chicken better have his security up to date! Gotta keep up with my Kibbles and Gravy news!
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:54 pm to 50_Tiger
I'm not too worried about any ransomware virus. If I get one I'll just pay it. I'm supposed to be getting a payout from this really nice Nigerian prince who emailed me last week. The money should be here any day now.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 1:59 pm to Krokodil
You mean you're waiting for that money to clear NYPD right? I mean it was over a million dollars lol 
Posted on 5/12/17 at 2:05 pm to 50_Tiger
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Microsoft Windows XP
A virus isn't going to give you any more problems that you already have using this.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 2:07 pm to OweO
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A virus isn't going to give you any more problems that you already have using this.
Baw this is a corporate fight, unless you are the CEO, you won't win. I've tried to get them to switch lol.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 3:12 pm to 50_Tiger
This is getting nastier by the minute.
74 countries now. My firm has already received multiple emails from infected people externally. Thankfully all those emails have been the internal spreading mechanism link to a file share. Already had one user here click on the link...fricking idiots.
Thankfully our patch system is on point and we're fully patched against this shite.
74 countries now. My firm has already received multiple emails from infected people externally. Thankfully all those emails have been the internal spreading mechanism link to a file share. Already had one user here click on the link...fricking idiots.
Thankfully our patch system is on point and we're fully patched against this shite.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 3:16 pm to 50_Tiger
Had to restore 2 of our network drives because of it. Pretty widespread
Posted on 5/12/17 at 3:18 pm to 50_Tiger
Got a Mac.
Don't care.
Don't care.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 3:18 pm to zacata88
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My company was ordered to shut down everything over two hours ago and we've all just been sitting here since then waiting to hear some news
Soooo . . . FedEx.
Posted on 5/12/17 at 3:28 pm to Centinel
Our entire Irving Campus is pretty much shut down to prevent any other infections. Everyone went home for the most part today.
This post was edited on 5/12/17 at 3:29 pm
Posted on 5/12/17 at 3:30 pm to Carson123987
Know the feeling there. We have a sharedrive with sensitive material that was had to backup on a clean disc and then shut it and the backup down.
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