[Magdalen] nytimes - cyberattacks -

[Roger Stokes]

 From what I read earlier the NSA discovered the vulnerability and 
worked out how to exploit it as this could be useful in disrupting an 
enemy's computer systems. Somebody else then discovered it and decided 
to make some money from it. The official thought is that it got into the 
system via some other organization like a supplier. OK the government 
could well afford the modest ransom demanded but they would rather see 
the perpetrators brought to justice.

Roger

On 12/05/2017 19:51, Grace Cangialosi wrote:
> I heard about this on the radio, but they didn't mention the NSA. But I'm not sure I understand the connection. Are they saying that the NSA created the means for this cyberattack?
>
>> On May 12, 2017, at 2:19 PM, "Lynn Ronkainen" <houstonklr at gmail.com> wrote:
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>> BREAKING NEWS
>> Cyberattacks have now been reported in 12 countries, apparently using a security loophole that emerged from a leak of N.S.A. documents
>> Friday, May 12, 2017 1:45 PM EDT
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>> An extensive cyberattack struck computers across a wide swath of Europe and Asia on Friday, and strained the public health system in Britain.
>> The attack involved ransomware, a kind of malware that encrypts data and locks out the user. According to security experts, it exploited a vulnerability that was discovered and developed by the National Security Agency.
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>> words fail, and I hope cool heads prevail.
>> Lord Have mercy
>> Lynn
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