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Tuesday’s massive ransomware outbreak was, in fact, something much worse
ArsTechnica ^
| 6/29/2017
| DAN GOODIN
Posted on 06/28/2017 9:51:49 PM PDT by TigerLikesRooster
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To: TigerLikesRooster
Another CIA tool let loose.
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posted on
06/28/2017 9:53:38 PM PDT
by
jospehm20
To: jospehm20
Important data should always be backed up and kept offline.
To: TigerLikesRooster
A code segment altered for destroying data:
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posted on
06/28/2017 9:56:49 PM PDT
by
TigerLikesRooster
(dead parakeet + lost fishing gear = freep all day)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Could be Russia. Or the US Deep State destroying incriminating evidence of its own crimes, under the cover of worldwide cyber chaos.
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posted on
06/28/2017 9:56:50 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(DinosorosExtinction)
To: jospehm20
“Another CIA tool let loose.”
yep.
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posted on
06/28/2017 9:57:57 PM PDT
by
catnipman
( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: CondorFlight
“Important data should always be backed up and kept offline.”
yep.
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posted on
06/28/2017 9:58:16 PM PDT
by
catnipman
( Cat Nipman: Vote Republican in 2012 and only be called racist one more time!)
To: jospehm20
Obama’s Black Hats at work.
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posted on
06/28/2017 9:58:45 PM PDT
by
Chgogal
(I will NOT submit, therefore, Jihadists hate me.)
To: CondorFlight
There is no “offline”, once you’ve gone to the cloud. So all eyes are on the cloud, I would presume.
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posted on
06/28/2017 10:00:43 PM PDT
by
dr_lew
(I)
To: rfp1234
Could be a Rockefeller Reptilian who infiltrated the KGB, was assigned to worming his way into the Vatican, where he was assigned to the Bilderburger Illuminati liason office, too.
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posted on
06/28/2017 10:01:28 PM PDT
by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
So, if it destroys the master boot record, use a utility to copy your disks master boot record to file so you can restore it later.
To: Rashputin
Good suggestion for the future plot of “The Godfather Part IV”.
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posted on
06/28/2017 10:03:50 PM PDT
by
rfp1234
(DinosorosExtinction)
To: CondorFlight
Yep. I back mine up to an external every day.
To: rfp1234
Someone either used this thing as a way to hide their destruction of data they didn't want revealed or had a way to make a buck from it by either not being infected when others were or by intimidating someone who was refusing to pay kickbacks. Given the current state of affairs in Ukraine, I suspect the later, someone being intimidated for not paying up.
As for the Godfather IV, that'll be mostly how some guy who buys into the gaming and hospitality industry becomes President then realizes that the mob is quietly helping him fight the globalists who have nearly destroyed all the solid business it took nearly a hundred years for the mob to build.
Once he knows, does coordinate with them or simply pretend he doesn't know and let things play out without his actively trying to help them in return for them helping him.
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posted on
06/28/2017 10:32:08 PM PDT
by
Rashputin
(Jesus Christ doesn't evacuate His troops, He leads them to victory !!)
To: TigerLikesRooster
Interesting. Thanks for posting.
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posted on
06/28/2017 10:34:32 PM PDT
by
PGalt
To: catnipman
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posted on
06/28/2017 10:36:59 PM PDT
by
31R1O
To: TigerLikesRooster
FYI: turn OFF JavaScript, the most evil entity known to computing.
NEVER open email attachments. The info can always be conveyed another way.
Turn OFF HTML when downloading/reading email. This not only disables scripts, it provides privacy by not "phoning home" through embedded images.
NEVER install any application unless you are willing to bet your cyber life/security/privacy and everything else on its source. Installing an application gives the keys of your kingdom to that application. You've been warned.
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posted on
06/28/2017 10:43:04 PM PDT
by
867V309
(Lock Her Up)
To: dr_lew
Which is part of why I deactivated all cloud functions on my machines. I suppose there may be an empty space associated with this iPad but nothing is stored on a machine I don’t own.
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posted on
06/28/2017 10:51:08 PM PDT
by
Rurudyne
(Standup Philosopher)
To: catnipman
With multiple terabyte free standing hard drives $150 +/- on Amazon, there is no reason not to follow your advice. Get two, swap out and dupe all drives every week, and you can never miss one than a week’s data.
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posted on
06/28/2017 11:02:42 PM PDT
by
Strac6
("We sleep safe in our beds only because rough men stand ready to visit violence on the enemy.")
To: CondorFlight
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posted on
06/28/2017 11:04:46 PM PDT
by
Strac6
("We sleep safe in our beds only because rough men stand ready to visit violence on the enemy.")
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