Ukraine govt, banks & airports hit by mass ransomware attack

[C.Martel]

Ukraine govt, banks & airports hit by mass ransomware attack

Ukraine has been affected by massive cyberattacks targeting the country's government, banks and companies, as well as the capital's airports. Cybersecurity specialists say the attack was the same virus that hit Russian oil company Rosneft.

"Our network seems to be down, too, in case you wondered! This picture is on all of the Cabinet computer screens," the country's vice prime minister, Pavel Rozenko, posted on Facebook, along with a picture of a computer starting up after an apparent error.

"Computers aren't functioning in the government building," the Kiev authorities told Interfax-Ukraine news agency. Security forces said that the intelligence services are looking into the cyberattacks. A blackmail encryption virus was used in the attack. Screenshots of affected computers posted online show screens demanding $300 worth of bitcoin as ransom for the encrypted data.

https://www.rt.com/news/394256-ukraine-massive-hack-attack/

[Joshua01]

Blame the Russians!
https://www.rt.com/news/394256-ukraine-massive-hack-attack/

[C.Martel]

lol

From the article:
Despite Russian companies also being hit, Ukrainian security officials were quick to point the finger at Moscow.

[Horn]

No doubt, ransomware is an inside job.

Anyone thinking the new world of cyber insurance sales?

[Dachsie]

Ukraine is owned by Victoria Newland and Obama Admin. neocons and that is why they blamed Russia. It's all part of the 'Russie did it" meme that was hatched by the neocons and carried forward by the DNC operatives.

Russia is one of the countries that was hit by this same cyber attack so why would Russia attack itself.

This news summary seems to indicate that we will start now experiencing rapid-fire "false flag" events because there are many big happenings THEY need to distract us from.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k3m1P3Vie6s

[Glass]

No doubt, ransomware is an inside job.

Anyone thinking the new world of cyber insurance sales?

Please talk to this subject a bit more. What is involved?

[Horn]

Please talk to this subject a bit more. What is involved?

We offer insurance packages to protect against ransomware, then bailout when attacked

[Glass]

We offer insurance packages to protect against ransomware, then bailout when attacked

So an insured party could claim the ransom costs? Does the insured need to mitigate their risk in anyway?

[Dogman]

Ultimate question ?

If you pay, will they unlock your shit?

Think not !

Any path of payments made can be traced very quickly.

Tho I think as many here would like if doing the same..

Is..


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6MneA9pgLVw

Horn.. you have been falling behind..

Rest assured my friend I will take up the slack...

Lmao.. ;D

[Glass]

I know of people who have and in that case yes.

but the computer is done for. At a minimum the hard drive has to go and there are so many other vectors, it's best to trash it and move on.

I know of other examples where decrypt keys have been available. Very fortunate. But in some situations even the decrypt keys won't save you.

Cyber insurance definitely has a market.

[Dogman]

I know of people who have and in that case yes.

but the computer is done for. At a minimum the hard drive has to go and there are so many other vectors, it's best to trash it and move on.

I know of other examples where decrypt keys have been available. Very fortunate. But in some situations even the decrypt keys won't save you.

Cyber insurance definitely has a market. Funny thing abt hds. is unless you burn them into a melt down, the platters even if broken, the data not all lost,and recovery is more possable than you would think can be recovered by a good lab. Or crush the holy crap so the platters are crushed into dust.. which methinks maybe easy to do if they (platters are glass) but even then some kind of recovery maybe possible, unless they are slagged.

Truth.

[Glass]

Funny thing abt hds. is unless you burn them into a melt down, the platters even if broken, the data not all lost,and recovery is more possable than you would think can be recovered by a good lab. Or crush the holy crap so the platters are crushed into dust.. which methinks maybe easy to do if they (platters are glass) but even then some kind of recovery maybe possible, unless they are slagged.

Truth.

yes. shredding disks is the only way. The same way they shred cars. Never simply bin your old computers. Strip the guts out, find a car wrecker or metal recycler/shredder and watch them toss your gear in and mangle it. Then hopefully off to the smelters.

[Dogman]

yes. shredding disks is the only way. The same way they shred cars. Never simply bin your old computers. Strip the guts out, find a car wrecker or metal recycler/shredder and watch them toss your gear in and mangle it. Then hopefully off to the smelters.

Huge frigging magnet works also, but the cover needs to be off, to wipe a drive (rare earth)

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[Glass]

yes. shredding disks is the only way. The same way they shred cars. Never simply bin your old computers. Strip the guts out, find a car wrecker or metal recycler/shredder and watch them toss your gear in and mangle it. Then hopefully off to the smelters.

try standing in front of the microwave with the door open. Let me know if that works,

[Dogman]

try standing in front of the microwave with the door open. Let me know if that works,


Kewl !

Talking to yourself,

LMAO !

[C.Martel]

Nato warns cyber attacks 'could trigger Article 5' as world reels from Ukraine hack

A cyber attack against any member state would trigger c - Nato's mutual defence clause - the alliance has warned after a massive computer hack paralysed government ministries and dozens of businesses in Ukraine before spreading around the world.

The latest global cyber attack is believed to have been designed to cause chaos rather than extort money. Ukrainian officials have pointed at Russia, which is fighting an undeclared war with Ukraine in the east of the country and has been blamed for previous cyber attacks on Kiev.

Jens Stoltenberg, the Nato secretary general, said alliance members agreed last year that a cyber attack could trigger Article 5 of the north Atlantic treaty in the same way as a conventional military assault and promised more help to Ukraine to bolster its own cyber defences.

On Tuesday Michael Fallon, the British defence secretary, said the UK would consider retaliating with military means against a cyber attack by another state, reflecting rising concern about the militarization of cyber space the havoc such attacks can cause.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2017/06/28/nato-assisting-ukrainian-cyber-defences-ransom-ware-attack-cripples/

Thankfully Ukraine is not apart of NATO

[crimethink]

Michael Fallon, the British defence secretary, said the UK would consider retaliating with military means against a cyber attack

So, this prick is willing to risk nuclear war over some bankster and corporatist computers taken offline for a few days? Wow.

Or will they simply pin the blame falsely on someone like Assad?

[Horn]

So an insured party could claim the ransom costs? Does the insured need to mitigate their risk in anyway?

I sell you an insurance package that covers the ransom.

In the event that u acquire that virus I am nowhere to be found.