Large Scale Cyber Attack - UK (suspected, independent, companies, parties)

[Brave New World]

A large scale ransomware has hit hospital, local doctors and ambulances services in the UK and a major incident has been declared with disruption to many services.

NHS cyber-attack: GPs and hospitals hit by ransomware - BBC News

Cyberattack causes NHS IT meltdown

NHS hospitals across England hit by large-scale cyber-attack - Guardian

NHS cyber attack spreads to Scotland as GP surgeries in Dumfries

NHS hospitals hit by major cyber attack as medics warn patients to stay at home 'unless genuine emergency' | London Evening Standard

NHS cyber attack: Large-scale hack plunges hospitals across England into chaos | The Independent

[TXStrat]

Just heard about this from a friend that is a nurse in Liverpool. Hopefully, they are able to track down the culprits.

[juneaubound]

Spain has been hit as well:

Ransomware cyber attack hits Telefonica, other Spanish firms | Reuters

Cyber attacks on US companies since 2014:

http://www.heritage.org/cybersecurit...-november-2014

[sware2cod]

Wonder if it's Russia doing it for Trump - to take the focus off Russiagate and the Comey firing. Russia doesn't want Russiagate to be the top news story either. Trump is known to change the narrative when he doesn't like the current news story.

[Brave New World]

Originally Posted by juneaubound

Spain has been hit as well:

Ransomware cyber attack hits Telefonica, other Spanish firms | Reuters

Cyber attacks on US companies since 2014:

Cyber Attacks on U.S. Companies Since November 2014 | The Heritage Foundation

It's happening across Europe, the US and the world.

Originally Posted by BBC

A massive ransomware campaign appears to have infected a number of organisations around the world.

Screenshots of a well known program that locks computers and demands a payment in Bitcoin have been shared online by parties claiming to be affected.

There have been reports of infections in the UK, US, China, Russia, Spain, Italy, Vietnam, Taiwan and others.

Security researchers are linking the incidents together.

One cyber-security researcher tweeted that he had detected 36,000 instances of the ransomware, called WannaCry and variants of that name.

"This is huge," he said.

The UK's National Health Service (NHS) was also hit by a ransomware outbreak and screenshots of the WannaCry program were shared by NHS staff.

A number of Spanish firms were among the apparent victims elsewhere in Europe.

Telecoms giant Telefonica said in a statement that it was aware of a "cybersecurity incident" but that clients and services had not been affected.

Power firm Iberdrola and utility provider Gas Natural were also reported to have suffered from the outbreak.

There were reports that staff at the firms were told to turn off their computers.

Ransomware infections reported worldwide - BBC News

'This is huge': At least 36,000 WannaCry ransomware attacks detected across Europe, Asia

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by sware2cod

Wonder if it's Russia doing it for Trump - to take the focus off Russiagate and the Comey firing. Russia doesn't want Russiagate to be the top news story either. Trump is known to change the narrative when he doesn't like the current news story.

Wow....um.....so pretty much any news story that hits the headlines is possibly Trump and the Russians doing?

Ship sinks, Plane crashes, hacking attempt.....anywhere around this big ole planet and with zero proof you think this?

Wow, seriously....get a grip.

[ottomobeale]

Or maybe its just about money.

[NxtGen]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

Wow....um.....so pretty much any news story that hits the headlines is possibly Trump and the Russians doing?

Ship sinks, Plane crashes, hacking attempt.....anywhere around this big ole planet and with zero proof you think this?

Wow, seriously....get a grip.

Exactly, they have no shame anymore. It is like listening to a bunch of drunks in a bar rattle off about gossip.

[Myghost]

This is big, BIG news.

Imagine if they decided to take over the controls of a refinery, nuclear plant, or the powergrid, and either shut them down, or worse, cause catastrophic damage. (which happens more than you'd think)

Here's what happened in the Ukraine in 2015:Ukraine investigates suspected cyber attack on Kiev power grid | Reuters

[burdell]

Originally Posted by sware2cod

Wonder if it's Russia doing it for Trump - to take the focus off Russiagate and the Comey firing. Russia doesn't want Russiagate to be the top news story either. Trump is known to change the narrative when he doesn't like the current news story.

Crazy thing these days is just as easily as the Russian government it could be two kids in mom's basement in Lower Slobovia just thinkin' they'll score a few easy $$$.