Large Scale Cyber Attack - UK (programs, security, news, business)

[Brave New World]

Originally Posted by mountainrose

Is it only hospitals being hit, or are any banks and financial institutions getting locked up with this?

There are numerous businesses being hit including telecoms companies, car manufacturers and numerous other sectiors right across the globe indeed it's hit 74 countries. Obviously it is even more distressing when emergency services such as hospital and Emergency Hospital Departments are hit.

However there has been some recent good news

'Accidental hero' finds kill switch to stop spread of ransomware cyber attack - Guardian

'Accidental hero' triggers 'kill switch' to halt spread of ransomware behind NHS cyber attack - ITV News

[lchoro]

The OS patch was available in March. The Windows Defender is now updated to detect the virus after this outbreak.

Ransomware targets Windows SMB flaw

[ChrisC]

Yet nobody, I assume, will get the obvious message from this incident: we are WAY too dependent on computer technology and high-tech in general, with no backup plan.

[camaro69]

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.

Nah, must be Bushes fault.

[Mathguy]

Originally Posted by Timmyy

Well, the right used to blame EVERYTHING on Obama.

Well duh Timmy. We've been mocking birthers here for years.

Now you're the birthers.

[Mathguy]

Lots of foreign countries cheat heavily on licensing and patents.

Let them choke on their use of pirated copies lol.

[artemis agrotera]

When people say " why do I have to upgrade - everything works fine"...this is why..

Originally Posted by DRob4JC

I read that some of the UK hospitals are still running Windows XP. Unbelivable.

MS had huge issues dropping support for XP.
It was a solid O/S. they extended support for many organisations including US govt

For hospitals, most of these machines aren't connected to the internet. But yeah - they need to upgrade

Originally Posted by mountainrose

Is it only hospitals being hit, or are any banks and financial institutions getting locked up with this?

It's widespread & global

Update your windows security, anti-virus

[lchoro]

A next version is already supposed to be out that ignores the doman that shut it off. It is still averaging less than $1 for each site it's infected FOR THE WORLD'S MOST MASSIVE CYBERATTACK! The criminals probably could've netted more money by putting up a GoFundMe page.

[greywar]

Originally Posted by Mathguy

Lots of foreign countries cheat heavily on licensing and patents.

Let them choke on their use of pirated copies lol.

China is going to be the one to watch. Most of their pirated copies have windows update turned off.

Its going to be....interesting.

[Magritte25]

Originally Posted by ChrisC

Yet nobody, I assume, will get the obvious message from this incident: we are WAY too dependent on computer technology and high-tech in general, with no backup plan.

This. And my message to the *******s pulling these stunts? The only people you are hurting are working stiffs trying to do their jobs!