[Magdalen] nytimes - cyberattacks -

[Richard S. Crawford]

>From what I understand, many of the criminals who are behind such
"ransomware" will not bother sending the decryption key to the victim, even
after their demands are met.

On Fri, May 12, 2017 at 12:14 PM, Roger Stokes <
roger.stokes65 at btinternet.com> wrote:

> 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:
>>>
>>> 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
>>>
>>> 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.
>>>
>>>
>>> words fail, and I hope cool heads prevail.
>>> Lord Have mercy
>>> Lynn
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
>>> When I stand before God at the end of my life I would hope that I have
>>> not a single bit of talent left and could say, "I used everything You gave
>>> me." attributed to Erma Bombeck
>>> "Either Freedom for all or stop talking about Freedom at all" from a
>>> talk by Richard Rohr
>>> "The limits of tyrants are prescribed by the endurance of those whom
>>> they oppress." F Douglass
>>>
>>
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