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Title: Ransomware infects hospitals all over England
Post by: Hevar. on May 12, 2017, 08:42:17 pm: Many hospitals having to divert emergency patients, with doctors reporting messages demanding money

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https://www.theguardian.com/society/2017/may/12/hospitals-across-england-hit-by-large-scale-cyber-attack

https://twitter.com/SkyNews/status/863098690860326912
Title: Re: Ransomware infects hospitals all over England
Post by: Poli Pantev on May 12, 2017, 08:44:33 pm: I don't care. :lol:
Title: Re: Ransomware infects hospitals all over England
Post by: Hevar. on May 12, 2017, 08:46:27 pm: Quote from: Poli Pantev on May 12, 2017, 08:44:33 pm
I don't care. :lol:

So heartless haha

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Co0tTeuUVhU
Title: Re: Ransomware infects hospitals all over England
Post by: Mark on May 12, 2017, 08:48:05 pm: one word: Windows
Title: Re: Ransomware infects hospitals all over England
Post by: Hevar. on May 12, 2017, 08:48:56 pm: Quote from: Markk on May 12, 2017, 08:48:05 pm
one word: Windows

i bet this can happend to Mac too haha
Title: Re: Ransomware infects hospitals all over England
Post by: Vitorrio on May 13, 2017, 10:07:12 am: I've heard that this happened due to them using an older version of Windows (Windows XP, that is), which doesn't get support anymore since 2014.
Quote from: The Guardian
In December it was reported nearly all NHS trusts were using an obsolete version of Windows that Microsoft had stopped providing security updates for in April 2014. Data acquired by software firm Citrix under freedom-of-information laws suggested 90% of trusts were using Windows XP, then a 15-year-old system.

It is not known how many computers across the NHS today are still using Windows XP or recent variants Windows 8 and Windows 10.
So, what if this is Microsoft's scheme to make people update their Windows version to Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10? I know, it might sound crazy. So, it probably isn't so, but, what if?
Title: Re: Ransomware infects hospitals all over England
Post by: Hevar. on May 13, 2017, 02:15:48 pm: Quote from: CVP12345 on May 13, 2017, 10:07:12 am
I've heard that this happened due to them using an older version of Windows (Windows XP, that is), which doesn't get support anymore since 2014.So, what if this is Microsoft's scheme to make people update their Windows version to Windows 7, 8, 8.1 or 10? I know, it might sound crazy. So, it probably isn't so, but, what if?

Well...that hospital needs to get better security in their system, and get lateste Windows
Title: Re: Ransomware infects hospitals all over England
Post by: Khm on May 13, 2017, 02:40:20 pm: Renault stopped manufacturing cars because of the virus. Update your windows kids. :gand:
Title: Re: Ransomware infects hospitals all over England
Post by: Vitorrio on May 13, 2017, 08:17:12 pm: Quote from: Khm. on May 13, 2017, 02:40:20 pm
Renault stopped manufacturing cars because of the virus. Update your windows kids. :gand:
Also, Dacia had this virus problem. Good thing nothing more got seriously hit in Romania. Also, it seems that Russia got hit the most by this ransomware.
http://www.newsweek.com/global-cyber-attack-ransomware-nsa-russia-nhs-fedex-608729