[2016-04-16]Cisco Researchers Discover Millions of Servers Which Can Spread Rans

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Quote from: harrymmmm on April 16, 2016, 05:10:47 PM

So ... from the article I understand this is BITCOIN ransomware, as opposed to the DOLLAR ransomware that's been around for years. Since it deserves this new name, are we to understand that it's more malicious than before? /s

It is just a little bit harder to track down. Nothing else has changed.
Instead of sending dollars to a post box in Panama, you send bitcoins to a specific address.

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You guys are right: there are businesses which don't backup their sensitive data and they still don't have a centralized AV console on their servers. It's simply unbelievable they are so ignorant about cyber security.

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So ... from the article I understand this is BITCOIN ransomware, as opposed to the DOLLAR ransomware that's been around for years. Since it deserves this new name, are we to understand that it's more malicious than before? /s

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Quote from: Karartma1 on April 16, 2016, 06:17:21 AM

I listen to these stories on a daily basis now: lots of companies are bleeding because of this. Most of the people don't realize how these threats could be dangerous. I have a client who lost 10 years of data. Crazy really

What's crazy is that their bleeding is self-inflicted, because the victims don't backup their data.

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This has been around for years now, and some security agencies have been using Cisco to spy on companies for a while now. This has been discussed in detail and it was even

embedded into the firmware of some of these devices : proof --> http://www.infoworld.com/article/2608141/internet-privacy/snowden--the-nsa-planted-backdoors-in-cisco-products.html

Our company now have a policy not to buy any Cisco products of any kind, due to this. Roll Eyes

.... Is this really Ransomeware or just another back door?

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Quote from: Karartma1 on April 16, 2016, 06:17:21 AM

I listen to these stories on a daily basis now: lots of companies are bleeding because of this. Most of the people don't realize how these threats could be dangerous. I have a client who lost 10 years of data. Crazy really

Good article

Wasn't it worth paying the ransom? A lot of companies just pay the ransom and move on.
Even the cops have paid ransom to get back access to their files.

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I listen to these stories on a daily basis now: lots of companies are bleeding because of this. Most of the people don't realize how these threats could be dangerous. I have a client who lost 10 years of data. Crazy really

Good article

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JBoss Enterprise Software Can Spread Ransomware
Bitcoinist_Security Ransomware Cisco JBoss

There is no denying Bitcoin ransomware has become one of the most severe threats computer users have faced in quite some time. To make matters even worse, a lot of servers are running vulnerable – and outdated – software, which gives hackers a ton of security vulnerabilities they can exploit in the future.

Over 2,000 of these servers have already been taken over by hackers, who now exert full control over the machines. As one would come to expect from such an event, any hacker-controlled web server can be infected with ransomware at any given time. But that is not the most worrying part just yet.

http://bitcoinist.net/cisco-researchers-discover-millions-of-servers-which-can-spread-ransomware/

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