Squirrelhumper Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 http://news.sky.com/story/nhs-trusts-hit-by-cyberattack-10874280 None Scotland it seems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 44 minutes ago, Squirrelhumper said: http://news.sky.com/story/nhs-trusts-hit-by-cyberattack-10874280 None Scotland it seems. There aren't any NHS trusts in Scotland. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Squirrelhumper Posted May 12, 2017 Author Share Posted May 12, 2017 5 minutes ago, aaid said: There aren't any NHS trusts in Scotland. I meant hacks of any sort. that said my mate works with Scottish Power and they've been hacked also and sent home. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Think my online betting account has been hacked too with the amount of shite bets i'm looking at Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HIGHTOWER 1314 Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 VICTORIA HOSPITAL in kirkcaldy was hacked today as i was in there for 3 hours and it was chaos.Staff told us what was going on. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 7 hours ago, Squirrelhumper said: None Scotland it seems. 11 out of 14 Scottish health boards affected... http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland-39896639 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ally Bongo Posted May 12, 2017 Share Posted May 12, 2017 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toepoke Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 (edited) Frightening the impact a hack can have. Hope they catch the qunts. Edited May 13, 2017 by Toepoke Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Is it a hack or did someone open malware in an attachment. My mate is a computer scientist and he said the ransom was £250 or something, so it seems like it wasn't targeted but just got into the system via email. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonnyTJS Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 1 hour ago, phart said: Is it a hack or did someone open malware in an attachment. My mate is a computer scientist and he said the ransom was £250 or something, so it seems like it wasn't targeted but just got into the system via email. Depends on your definition of 'hack', I suppose. Don't most hacks start with someone opening an email? Certainly seems that it wasn't targeted, just aimed at causing widespread disruption. This is what the future's going to be like - a monoculture of over-reliance on software that's vulnerable to malware and every so often an outbreak of the pox. I've kept a couple of slide-rules from the dark ages into which I was born for when the whole thing goes tits up. In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
phart Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 25 minutes ago, DonnyTJS said: Depends on your definition of 'hack', I suppose. Don't most hacks start with someone opening an email? Certainly seems that it wasn't targeted, just aimed at causing widespread disruption. This is what the future's going to be like - a monoculture of over-reliance on software that's vulnerable to malware and every so often an outbreak of the pox. I've kept a couple of slide-rules from the dark ages into which I was born for when the whole thing goes tits up. In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. Yeah i think my mate used the terminology "targeted hack" or something like that. So i might be misusing the word. Aye welcome to the future, bleak as feck lol Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TDYER63 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 3 hours ago, DonnyTJS said: Depends on your definition of 'hack', I suppose. Don't most hacks start with someone opening an email? Certainly seems that it wasn't targeted, just aimed at causing widespread disruption. This is what the future's going to be like - a monoculture of over-reliance on software that's vulnerable to malware and every so often an outbreak of the pox. I've kept a couple of slide-rules from the dark ages into which I was born for when the whole thing goes tits up. In the kingdom of the blind, the one-eyed man is king. This reminded me of the log tables I had to use for my Higher maths in the pre calculator days so I stuck 'log table' into google to remind me of them. Up popped hunners of trendy fireside tables with logs stacked in them. Nothing like google to make you feel like a complete dinosaur. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyDenoon Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 12 hours ago, Ally Bongo said: And rather worryingly I am led to believe that Trident's systems are also underpinned by Windows XP. Staggering if true. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Just now, DaveyDenoon said: And rather worryingly I am led to believe that Trident's systems are also underpinned by Windows XP. Staggering if true. Completely true about Trident. It's only a major problem if they're connected to the Internet though which I'd seriously doubt they are. Mind you those submariners can get a bit lonely so maybe they've a dedicated line to xhamster. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DaveyDenoon Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 2 minutes ago, aaid said: Completely true about Trident. It's only a major problem if they're connected to the Internet though which I'd seriously doubt they are. Mind you those submariners can get a bit lonely so maybe they've a dedicated line to xhamster. Very true. Although there must be comms of some kind linked to the systems? But I'm also thinking from the point of view of how shite XP is... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aaid Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Just now, DaveyDenoon said: Very true. Although there must be comms of some kind linked to the systems? But I'm also thinking from the point of view of how shite XP is... I guess it all depends on what XP is actually being used for. I'd imagine its a very bespoke setup and does exactly what its supposed to do, whatever applications are running on it aren't being enhanced and so everything just works. On that basis upgrading the systems is a lot more expensive and a lot riskier than retaining an "outdated" operating system. I'd also be certain that they're on extended warranty. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 I'd be suprised if the submarines are as modern as XP - windows 3.11 for workgroups is still very common in the nuclear industry - what's more worrying is why any of the affected machines are connected to the internet and\or other pc's at all. This "hack" doing this is from the NSA - they lost a whole pile of stuff that they'd been keeping to themselves recently - https://threatpost.com/leaked-nsa-exploit-spreading-ransomware-worldwide/125654/ It's "stopped" for now thanks to the one person being alert - https://www.theguardian.com/technology/2017/may/13/accidental-hero-finds-kill-switch-to-stop-spread-of-ransomware-cyber-attack We had early indications of this stuff going round local government just before the council elections -even last week - phishing mails coming in purporting to be from other folk within the same authority that sort of thing. Never connect anything to the internet you don't have to - don't embed computers in things that dont need it (cars ? - http://money.cnn.com/2017/05/12/autos/fiat-chrysler-ram-pickup-recall/) and ideally run important infrastructure on something other than windows Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mariokempes56 Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 3 hours ago, aaid said: Completely true about Trident. It's only a major problem if they're connected to the Internet though which I'd seriously doubt they are. Mind you those submariners can get a bit lonely so maybe they've a dedicated line to xhamster. I had an image of furry rodents running round wheels to power the subs... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 https://www.craigmurray.org.uk/archives/2017/05/nhs-ransomware-attack/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lobey Posted May 13, 2017 Share Posted May 13, 2017 Here is the write up from the guy who has stopped it..... for now. https://www.malwaretech.com/2017/05/how-to-accidentally-stop-a-global-cyber-attacks.html I suspect Monday may be an interesting day at work for those of us in IT (those that haven't been pulled into this already anyway). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fish Gills Mcginty Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 The industry I work in, it would be affa easy for someone with any kind of know how to hack our outdated control system and hold us to ransom. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted May 14, 2017 Share Posted May 14, 2017 http://anotherangryvoice.blogspot.co.uk/2017/05/exposing-amber-rudds-lamentable.html Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sbcmfc Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 I just got an email from someone at South Lanarkshire Council telling me they had 3.5 million euros for me. I wonder if that means they've been hacked? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest BlueGaz Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 14 minutes ago, sbcmfc said: I just got an email from someone at South Lanarkshire Council telling me they had 3.5 million euros for me. I wonder if that means they've been hacked? Tories distributing wealth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Orraloon Posted May 15, 2017 Share Posted May 15, 2017 14 minutes ago, sbcmfc said: I just got an email from someone at South Lanarkshire Council telling me they had 3.5 million euros for me. I wonder if that means they've been hacked? Naw, it's means you've been hacked if you opened it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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